,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,norman introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,house                
,administration1 and in addition to the 
,committees on ,oversight and ,reform1  
and ,rules1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to terminate certain        
lifetime benefits provided to former    
,members of ,congress1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,stop ,congressional
 ,retirees ,accessing ,perks ,act or the
 ,,scrap ,act4  #b4 ,prohibiting payment
 of gratuities to survivors of members  
of ,congress  7a7 ,prohibition  7#a7 ,in
 general ,no payment may be made from   
the applicable accounts of the ,house of
 ,representatives1 the contingent fund  

of the ,senate1 or any other            
appropriated funds for a death gratuity 
payment to the widow1 widower1 or       
heirs-at-law of any ,member of ,congress
 who dies after the commencement of the 
,congress to which the ,member has been 
elected4  7#b7 ,waiver authority ,the   
,speaker and the ,minority ,leader of   
the ,house of ,representatives may      
jointly1 on a case-by-case basis1 grant 
a waiver of paragraph 7#a7 with respect 
to the payment of a death gratuity      
described in such paragraph4  7b7 ,no   
effect on other payments to survivors   
,nothing in subsection 7a7 shall be     
construed to prohibit or affect the     
payment to any individual of any unpaid 
balance or salary or other sums due to a
 ,member of ,congress who dies after the
 commencement of the ,congress to which 
the ,member has been elected4  7c7      
,definition ,for purposes of this       
section1 a ,member of ,congress means a 
,senator or a ,representative in1 or    
,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1

 the ,congress4  7d7 ,effective date    
,this section shall apply with respect  
to any death occurring during the ,one  
,hundred ,seventeenth ,congress or any  
succeeding ,congress4  #c4 ,termination 
of benefits under ,federal retirement   
programs  7a7 ,termination of retirement
 coverage of ,members of ,congress under
 ,federal ,employees' ,retirement       
,system  7#a7 ,in general ,subchapter   
,,ii of chapter #hd of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting 
after section #hdbe the following3      
#hdbe;a4 ,termination of further        
retirement coverage of ,members of      
,congress  7a7 ,in general              
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this chapter1 effective as of the first 
day of the ,one ,hundred ,seventeenth   
,congress--  7#a7 in the case of an     
individual who first becomes a ,member  
before such day and who1 on such first  
day1 has served as a ,member for a      
period of #aj years 7consecutively or   
nonconsecutively7 or less-- 7,a7 such   

,member shall not be subject to this    
chapter for any further period of time  
after such day2 and  7,b7 no further    
,government contributions or deductions 
from basic pay may be made with respect 
to such ,member for deposit in the      
,treasury of the ,united ,states to the 
credit of the ,fund2 and  7#b7 in the   
case of an individual who first becomes 
a ,member on or after such day--  7,a7  
such ,member shall not be subject to    
this chapter2 and  7,b7 no ,government  
contributions or deductions from basic  
pay may be made with respect to such    
,member for deposit in the ,treasury of 
the ,united ,states to the credit of the
 ,fund4  7b7 ,prior rights not affected 
,nothing in subsection 7a7 shall be     
considered to nullify1 modify1 or       
otherwise affect any right1 entitlement1
 or benefit under this chapter with     
respect to any ,member covering any     
period prior to the first day of the    
,one ,hundred ,seventeenth ,congress4   
7c7 ,right ,to participate in ,thrift   

,savings ,plan not affected ,nothing in 
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 shall affect the  
eligibility of a ,member to participate 
in the ,thrift ,savings ,plan in        
accordance with otherwise applicable    
provisions of law4  7d7 ,regulations    
7#a7 ,in general ,any regulations       
necessary to carry out this section     
may-- 7,a7 except with respect to       
matters under subparagraph 7,b71 be     
prescribed by the ,director of the      
,office of ,personnel ,management2 and  
7,b7 with respect to matters relating to
 the ,thrift ,savings ,plan1 be         
prescribed by the ,executive ,director  
7as defined by section #hdja7ac774  7#b7
 ,refunds ,notwithstanding subsection   
7b71 the regulations under paragraph    
7#a77;,a7 shall1 in the case of a       
,member who has not completed at least  
#e years of civilian service as of the  
first day of the ,one ,hundred          
,seventeenth ,congress1 provide that the
 lump-sum credit shall be payable to    
such ,member to the same extent and in  

the same manner as if such ,member      
satisfied paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7  
of section #hdbd7;a7 as of such day4    
7e7 ,exclusions ,for purposes of this   
section1 the term ,member does not      
include the ,vice ,president4  4  7#b7  
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of chapter #hd
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #hdbe the following3
  #hdbe;a4 ,termination of further      
retirement coverage of ,members of      
,congress4  4  7b7 ,termination of      
former ,member participation in the     
,federal ,employees ,health ,benefits   
,program  7#a7 ,in general              
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 an individual who serves as a      
,member of ,congress shall not be       
eligible to enroll in1 or receive health
 benefits under1 the ,federal ,employees
 ,health ,benefits ,program under       
chapter #hi of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 including the dental and vision 

benefits provided under chapters #hi;,a 
and #hi;,b of such title1 as an         
annuitant on the basis of service as a  
,member of ,congress4 ,nothing in the   
previous sentence may be construed to   
prohibit an individual from enrolling in
 or receiving health benefits under such
 ,program as an annuitant on the basis  
of the individual's creditable service  
under title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1  
in a position other than as a ,member of
 ,congress4  7#b7 ,definition of ,member
 of ,congress ,the term ,member of      
,congress has the meaning given that    
term in section #bajf of title #e1      
,united ,states ,code1 but does not     
include the ,vice ,president4  7#c7     
,application ,this subsection shall     
apply with respect to an individual     
who-- 7,a7 serves as a ,member of       
,congress during the ,one ,hundred      
,seventeenth ,congress or any succeeding
 ,congress2 and  7,b7 on the date that  
such service commences in the applicable
 ,congress1 has served as a ,member for 

a period of #aj years 7consecutively or 
nonconsecutively7 or less4  #d4         
,benefits and services provided to      
former ,members of the ,house of        
,representatives  7a7 ,benefits and     
services described ,the ,house of       
,representatives may not make any of the
 following benefits and services        
available to an individual who becomes a
 former ,member of the ,house 7except to
 the extent such benefits and services  
are made available to members of the    
public7 and who is a registered lobbyist
 under the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of
 #aiie3  7#a7 ,access to the ,hall of   
the ,house4  7#b7 ,access to athletic   
facilities and other facilities         
available for the use of ,members of the
 ,house4  7#c7 ,access to the ,members' 
,dining ,room located in the ,house of  
,representatives wing of the ,united    
,states ,capitol4  7#d7 ,access to      
parking spaces4  7#e7 ,access to        
material from the ,house document room4 
7#f7 ,use of the collections in the     

,house ,legislative ,resource ,center   
without borrowing privileges4  7b7      
,waiver authority  7#a7 ,authority to   
waive elimination of benefit or service 
,the ,speaker and the ,minority ,leader 
of the ,house of ,representatives may   
jointly1 on a case-by-case basis1 grant 
a waiver of subsection 7a7 with respect 
to a former ,member of the ,house and a 
benefit or service described in such    
subsection4  7#b7 ,publication in       
,congressional ,record ,if the ,speaker 
and the ,minority ,leader jointly grant 
a waiver under paragraph 7#a7 to make a 
benefit or service available to a former
 ,member1 the ,speaker and ,minority    
,leader shall1 not later than #bd hours 
after the waiver is granted1 caused to  
have published in the ,congressional    
,record a statement identifying the     
former ,member and the benefit or       
service involved4  #e4 ,rule of         
construction ,nothing in this ,act or   
any amendment made by this ,act may be  
construed to prohibit a former ,member  

of ,congress from interacting with      
,members of ,congress to the extent     
permitted under law4  #f4 ,definition   
,in this ,act1 the term ,member of      
,congress means a ,senator or a         
,representative in1 or ,delegate or     
,resident ,commissioner to1 the         
,congress4