S. 4447

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4447 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4447

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

April 30, 2026

Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. 
Crapo, and Mr. Graham) 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'';
(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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