[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3220 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3220

   To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement 
 benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 30, 2013

   Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement 
 benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DENIAL OF FEDERAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

    (a) Conviction of Certain Offenses.--
            (1) In general.--Section 8312(a) of title 5, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
                (2) and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) was convicted, after the date of the enactment of 
        this paragraph, of an offense named by subsection (e), to the 
        extent provided by that subsection.''.
            (2) Applicability.--The last sentence of section 8312(a) of 
        such title 5 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (A);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (B) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding after subparagraph (B) the following:
            ``(C) with respect to the offenses named by subsection (e), 
        to the period after the date of conviction.''.
            (3) Offenses specified.--Section 8312 of such title 5 is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) The following are offenses to which subsection (a) applies:
            ``(1) An offense within the purview of section 641 of title 
        18, committed after the date of the enactment of this 
        subsection.
            ``(2) Perjury committed under the statutes of the United 
        States or the District of Columbia in falsely denying the 
        commission of an act which constitutes an offense within the 
        purview of paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Subornation of perjury committed in connection with 
        the false denial of another individual as specified by 
        paragraph (3).''.
    (b) Absence From United States To Avoid Prosecution.--Section 
8313(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
            (2) by striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (B) 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding after subparagraph (B) the following:
                    ``(C) after the date of the enactment of subsection 
                (e) of section 8312, for an offense named by such 
                subsection; and''.
    (c) Refund of Contributions and Deposits.--Section 8316(b) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) if the individual was convicted of an offense named 
        by subsection (e) of section 8312, for the period after the 
        conviction.''.
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