[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5725 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5725
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the halt in
pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain
offenses, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 26, 2023
Mr. Norman (for himself, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Donalds,
and Mr. McCormick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee
on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the halt in
pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Congressionally Obligated
Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act''
or the ``No CORRUPTION Act''.
SEC. 2. FORFEITURE OF PENSION.
(a) In General.--Section 8332(o) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as
paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an individual convicted of an
offense described in paragraph (2) shall not be eligible to receive any
payment of an annuity pursuant to the retirement system under this
subchapter or chapter 84, except that this sentence applies only to
such payments based on service rendered as a Member (irrespective of
when rendered).
``(B) If the conviction of an individual described in subparagraph
(A) is overturned on appeal by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
individual shall receive payments that the individual would have
received but for the application of subparagraph (A).
``(C) This paragraph applies only to a conviction that occurs after
the date of enactment of the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring
Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act.'';
(3) in paragraph (5)(B)(i), as so redesignated, by striking
``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (6)''; and
(4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking
``paragraph (4)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph (5)(B)''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 719(e)(2) of title
38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``section 8332(o)(5)''
and inserting ``section 8332(o)(6)''.
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