Bill Summary
The "No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act" aims to amend title 5, United States Code, by prohibiting the payment of annuities and retired pay to individuals convicted of certain sex crimes. This bill specifies that the prohibition extends to offenses committed on or after the date of enactment of the Act. It also defines the term "State" to include all 50 states, as well as territories and other jurisdictions. The bill outlines a list of offenses to which the prohibition applies and includes technical and conforming amendments to relevant sections in the code. It also states that the Act shall apply to offenses committed on or after the date of enactment.
Possible Impacts
1. People who are convicted of certain sex crimes will no longer be eligible to receive annuities and retired pay from the government. This could have a significant impact on their financial stability and future plans.
2. The legislation allows for the forfeiture of annuities and retired pay even if the individual was convicted after they retired or after the enactment of the Act. This could affect retired individuals who may have committed a sex crime after leaving their government job.
3. The Act applies to offenses committed in any state or territory of the United States, meaning that individuals who commit sex crimes in certain states or territories may face the loss of their annuities and retired pay, while those in other states or territories may not. This could lead to discrepancies and inequalities in the application of the law.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4321 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4321
To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit the payment of
annuities and retired pay to individuals convicted of certain sex
crimes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 14, 2024
Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Crapo, Mr.
Risch, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Rubio) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit the payment of
annuities and retired pay to individuals convicted of certain sex
crimes.
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 Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex
Criminals Act''.
SEC. 2. FORFEITURE OF ANNUITIES AND RETIRED PAY FOR CONVICTION OF SEX
CRIMES.
(a) In General.--Section 8312 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``The'' and inserting the
following:
``(2) The'';
(B) in paragraph (2), as so designated--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
``and'' at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) with respect to the offenses named by subsection (d)
of this section, to the period after the date of conviction or
after the date of enactment of the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions
for Sex Criminals Act, whichever is later.''; and
(C) in the matter preceding paragraph (2), as so
designated--
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2)
as subparagraphs (A) and (B);
(ii) in subparagraph (A), as so
redesignated, by striking ``or'' at the end;
(iii) in subparagraph (B), as so
redesignated, by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or'';
(iv) by adding after subparagraph (B) the
following:
``(C) was convicted on or after the date of enactment of
the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act of an
offense named by subsection (d) of this section, to the extent
provided by that subsection.''; and
(v) by striking ``(a) An'' and inserting
the following:
``(a)(1) An''; and
(2) by redesignating (d) as subsection (e);
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
``(d)(1) In this subsection, the term `State' means--
``(A) each of the several States of the United States;
``(B) the District of Columbia;
``(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
``(D) Guam;
``(E) American Samoa;
``(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;
``(G) the Federated States of Micronesia;
``(H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
``(I) the Republic of Palau; and
``(J) the United States Virgin Islands.
``(2) The following are offenses to which subsection (a) of this
section applies if the individual was convicted on or after the date of
enactment of the No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act:
``(A) Sections 2241, 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A,
2252B, 2252C, 2421, 2421A, 2422, 2423, 2424, and 2425 of title
18.
``(B) An offense under State law consisting of conduct that
would be an offense under a chapter referred to in subparagraph
(A) if the conduct had occurred within the special maritime and
territorial jurisdiction of the United States.''; and
(4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking
``subsections (b)(1) and (c)(1)'' each place the term appears
and inserting ``subsections (b)(1), (c)(1), and (d)''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in section 5569(d)(3)(B), by striking
``subsection (b) or (c)'' and inserting ``subsection
(b), (c), or (d)'';
(B) in section 8311, by striking ``subsection (c)''
each place the term appears and inserting ``subsection
(c) or (d)'';
(C) in section 8313(a)(1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or''
at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``and'' at the end and inserting ``or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) after the date of enactment of the No
Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act, for an
offense named by section 8312(d) of this title; and'';
(D) in section 8315(a)--
(i) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``or''
at the end;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the
semicolon and inserting ``; or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) before, on, or after the date of enactment of the No
Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act, concerning his
conviction of an offense named by subsection (d) of section
8312 of this title, to the extent provided by that
subsection;''; and
(E) in section 8316(b)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at
the end;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) if the individual was convicted of an offense named
by section 8312(d) of this title, or violated section
8315(a)(3) of this title, for the period after the conviction
or commission of the violation, or after the date of enactment
of No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act, whichever
is later.''.
(2) Section 559(c)(3)(A)(ii)(I) of title 37, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``subsection (b) or (c)'' and
inserting ``subsection (b), (c), or (d)''.
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to offenses described
effective for crimes occurring on or after the date of enactment of
this Act.
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