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No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act

118th Congress · Approved Dec 23, 2024 · 138 Stat. 2660

An Act

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)”.