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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

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. <all>