,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ab1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,tillis introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 to deny ,federal         
retirement benefits to ,members of      
,congress convicted of a felony4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,no ,cash for ,crooks ,act4  #b4    
,denial of retirement benefits  7a7 ,in 
general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #hc 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is  
amended by inserting after section #hcab
 the following3  #hcab;a4 ,members of   
,congress convicted of felonies  7a7    
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the
 term conviction includes entering a    
plea of guilty and a verdict2  7#b7 the 
term felony means an offense under      
,federal1 ,state1 or ,tribal law        
punishable by imprisonment for a period 

of more than #a year2 and  7#c7 the term
 ,member of ,congress-- 7,a7 means a    
,member of ,congress1 as defined in     
section #bjaf2 and  7,b7 does not       
include the ,vice ,president4  7b7      
,prohibition ,a ,member of ,congress1 or
 a survivor or beneficiary of a ,member 
of ,congress1 may not be paid annuity or
 retired pay on the basis of the service
 of the ,member of ,congress in any     
position as an officer or employee of   
the ,federal ,government which is       
creditable toward the annuity or retired
 pay1 subject to the exceptions in      
section #hcaa7b7 and 7#c7 of this title1
 if the ,member of ,congress is         
convicted of a felony for which the     
conduct constituting the offense was    
committed in whole or in part-- 7#a7 on 
or after the date of enactment of this  
section2 and  7#b7 while a ,member of   
,congress4  7c7 ,foreign offenses  7#a7 
,in general ,for purposes of subsection 
7b71 a conviction of a felony may be    
established if the ,attorney ,general   

certifies to the agency administering   
the annuity or retired pay concerned--  
7,a7 that a ,member of ,congress subject
 to this chapter has been convicted by  
an impartial court of appropriate       
jurisdiction within a foreign country in
 circumstances in which the conduct     
would constitute a felony under         
,federal1 ,state1 or ,tribal law had    
such conduct taken place within the     
,united ,states and that such conviction
 is not being appealed or that final    
action has been taken on such appeal2   
7,b7 that such conviction was obtained  
in accordance with procedures that      
provided the defendant due process      
rights comparable to such rights        
provided by the ,united ,states         
,constitution1 and such conviction was  
based upon evidence which would have    
been admissible in the courts of the    
,united ,states2 and  7,c7 that such    
conduct occurred after the date of      
enactment of this section4  7#b7 ,review
 ,any certification made pursuant to    

this subsection shall be subject to     
review by the ,united ,states ,court of 
,claims based upon the application of   
the ,member of ,congress concerned1 or  
his or her attorney1 alleging that a    
condition set forth in subparagraph     
7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 of paragraph 7#a71  
as certified by the ,attorney ,general1 
has not been satisfied in his or her    
particular circumstances4 ,should the   
court determine that any of these       
conditions has not been satisfied in    
such case1 the court shall order any    
annuity or retirement benefit to which  
the person concerned is entitled to be  
restored and shall order that any       
payments which may have been previously 
denied or withheld to be paid by the    
department or agency concerned4  7d7    
,absence from the ,united ,states ,to   
avoid prosecution  7#a7 ,in general ,a  
,member of ,congress1 or a survivor or  
beneficiary of a ,member of ,congress1  
may not be paid annuity or retired pay  
on the basis of the service of the      

,member of ,congress in any position as 
an officer or employee of the ,federal  
,government which is creditable toward  
the annuity or retired pay1 subject to  
the exceptions in section #hcaa7b7 and  
7#c7 of this title1 if the ,member of   
,congress-- 7,a7 is under indictment1 or
 has outstanding against him or her     
charges preferred under the ,uniform    
,code of ,military ,justice1 for a      
felony for which the conduct            
constituting the offense was committed  
in whole or in part-- 7i7 on or after   
the date of enactment of this section2  
and  7ii7 while a ,member of ,congress2 
and  7,b7 willfully remains outside the 
,united ,states1 or its territories and 
possessions including the ,commonwealth 
of ,puerto ,rico1 for more than #a year 
with knowledge of the indictment or     
charges1 as the case may be4  7#b7      
,period ,the prohibition on payment of  
annuity or retired pay under paragraph  
7#a7 applies during the period-- 7,a7   
beginning on the day after the end of   

the #a-year period described in         
paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 ending on the 
date on which-- 7i7 a nolle prosequi to 
the entire indictment is entered on the 
record or the charges are dismissed by  
competent authority2  7ii7 the          
individual returns and thereafter the   
indictment or charges is or are         
dismissed2 or  7iii7 after trial by     
court or court-martial1 the accused is  
found not guilty of the offense or      
offenses4  7e7 ,pardons  7#a7           
,restoration of annuity or retired pay  
,if a ,member of ,congress who forfeits 
an annuity under this section is        
pardoned by the ,president1 the right of
 the ,member of ,congress and a survivor
 or beneficiary of the ,member of       
,congress to receive annuity or retired 
pay previously denied under this section
 is restored as of the date of the      
pardon4  7#b7 ,limitation ,payment of   
annuity or retired pay which is restored
 under paragraph 7#a7 based on pardon by
 the ,president may not be made for a   

period before the date of pardon4  7f7  
,spousal benefits ,the spouse of a      
,member of ,congress whose annuity or   
retired pay is forfeited under this     
section shall be eligible for spousal   
pension benefits if the ,attorney       
,general determines that the spouse     
fully cooperated with law enforcement   
authorities in the conduct of a criminal
 investigation and subsequent           
prosecution of the ,member of ,congress 
which resulted in such forfeiture4  4   
7b7 ,nonaccrual of interest on refunds  
,section #hcaf of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a71 in the matter preceding 
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting under      
section #hcab;a or before because an    
individual2 and  7#b7 in subsection     
7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by        
striking or at the end2  7,b7 in        
paragraph 7#b71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting or2 and  7,c7  
by adding at the end the following3     
7#c7 if the individual is a ,member of  

,congress who is convicted of a felony1 
for the period after the conviction4  4 
7c7 ,conforming amendment ,the table of 
sections for chapter #hc of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #hcab the following3  #hcab;a4  
,members of ,congress convicted of      
felonies4  4