,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1      
#bjai,mr4 ,braun 7for himself and ,mr4  
,scott of ,florida7 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 provide for the       
termination of certain retirement       
benefits for ,members of ,congress1     
except the right to continue            
participating in the ,thrift ,savings   
,plan1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,end ,pensions in ,congress ,act or 
the ,,epic ,act4  #b4 ,amendments       
relating to the ,civil ,service         
,retirement ,system  7a7 ,in general    
,subchapter ,,iii of chapter #hc of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended by inserting after section #hcce
 the following3  #hcce;,a4 ,termination 
of further retirement coverage of       

,members of ,congress  7a7 ,in general  
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subchapter and subject to          
subsection 7f71 effective as of the date
 of enactment of this section--  7#a7 a 
,member shall not be subject to this    
subchapter for any further period of    
time2 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
 ,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 subchapter of any
 ,member with respect to any period     
before the date of enactment of this    
section4  7c7 ,right ,to participate in 
,thrift ,savings ,plan not affected     
,nothing in subsection 7a7 shall affect 
the eligibility of a ,member to         
participate in the ,thrift ,savings     
,plan in accordance with otherwise      

applicable provisions of law4  7d7      
,regulations ,any regulations necessary 
to carry out this section may-- 7#a7    
except with respect to matters under    
paragraph 7#b71 be prescribed by the    
,director2 and  7#b7 with respect to    
matters relating to the ,thrift ,savings
 ,plan1 be prescribed by the ,executive 
,director 7as defined under section     
#hdja74  7e7 ,exclusion ,for purposes of
 this section1 the term ,member does not
 include the ,vice ,president4  7f7     
,opt-,in ,not later than #ij days after 
the date of enactment of this section1 a
 ,member covered by this subchapter as  
of such date of enactment may elect1 by 
giving notice in writing to the official
 that disburses the pay of such ,member1
 to remain subject to this subchapter4  
4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of
 sections for chapter #hc of title #e1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #hcce the following3  #hcce;,a4 
,termination of further retirement      

coverage of ,members of ,congress4  4   
#c4 ,amendments relating to the ,federal
 ,employees ,retirement ,system  7a7 ,in
 general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #hd
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after section #hdbe
 the following3  #hdbf4 ,termination of 
further retirement coverage of ,members 
of ,congress  7a7 ,in general           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this chapter1 effective as of the date  
of enactment of this section--  7#a7 in 
the case of an individual who first     
becomes a ,member before such date of   
enactment1 subject to subsection 7f7--  
7,a7 such ,member shall not be subject  
to this chapter for any further period  
of time after such date of enactment2   
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 date of enactment--    
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 of any ,member with respect to  
any period before the date of enactment 
of this section4  7c7 ,right ,to        
participate in ,thrift ,savings ,plan   
not affected ,nothing in subsection 7a7 
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 ,director2 and  7,b7  
with respect to matters relating to the 
,thrift ,savings ,plan1 be prescribed by
 the ,executive ,director4  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 creditable 
under section #hdaa as of the date of   
enactment of this section1 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 date of 
enactment4  7e7 ,exclusions ,for        
purposes of this section1 the term      
,member does not include the ,vice      
,president4  7f7 ,opt-,in for ,members  
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of enactment of this section1 a ,member 
covered by this chapter as of such date 
may elect1 by giving notice in writing  
to the official that disburses the pay  

of such ,member1 to remain subject to   
this chapter4  4  7b7 ,clerical         
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #hd of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #hdbe the  
following3  #hdbf4 ,termination of      
further retirement coverage of ,members 
of ,congress4  4  #d4 ,conforming       
amendment to ,,tsp ,section #hdca7;a7 of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting except as provided 
in section #hcce;,a7c7 and section      
#hdbf7;c71 after subchapter14