Federal retirement benefits forfeiture for Members of Congress and cabinet members convicted of certain crimes

(a) In general Section 8312 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking or at the end of paragraph (1); (B) by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting; or; and (C) by inserting before the matter following paragraph (2) the following: (3) was finally convicted of an offense described in subsection (e) of this section after the date of enactment of such subsection, to the extent provided by that subsection.; (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) (1) Subsection (a) shall apply to any individual finally convicted of an offense described in paragraph (2). (2) An offense described in this paragraph is an offense for which the following apply: (A) Every act or omission of the individual that is needed to satisfy the elements of the offense occurs while the individual— (i) is a Member of Congress or former Member of Congress; or (ii) is a member of the President’s cabinet or a former member of the President’s cabinet. (B) The offense— (i) is committed after the date of enactment of this subsection; and (ii) is a felony under Federal law or under the law of the State in which it was committed. (3) For purposes of this subsection— (A) the term finally convicted has the meaning given that term in section 8332(o)(6); and (B) the term Member of Congress means a Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.. (b) Absence from United States To avoid prosecution Section 8313(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting or, and by adding at the end the following: (C) after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, for an offense described in section 8312(d)(2); and.