; and (ii) while a Member of Congress; and (B) willfully remains outside the United States, or its territories and possessions including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, for more than 1 year with knowledge of the indictment or charges, as the case may be. (2) Period The prohibition on payment of annuity or retired pay under paragraph (1) applies during the period— (A) beginning on the day after the end of the 1-year period described in paragraph (1); and (B) ending on the date on which— (i) a nolle prosequi to the entire indictment is entered on the record or the charges are dismissed by competent authority; (ii) the individual returns and thereafter the indictment or charges is or are dismissed; or (iii) after trial by court or court-martial, the accused is found not guilty of the offense or offenses. (e) Pardons (1) Restoration of annuity or retired pay If a Member of Congress who forfeits an annuity under this section is pardoned by the President, the right of the Member of Congress and a survivor or beneficiary of the Member of Congress to receive annuity or retired pay previously denied under this section is restored as of the date of the pardon. (2) Limitation Payment of annuity or retired pay which is restored under paragraph (1) based on pardon by the President may not be made for a period before the date of pardon. (f) Spousal benefits The spouse of a Member of Congress whose annuity or retired pay is forfeited under this section shall be eligible for spousal pension benefits if the Attorney General determines that the spouse fully cooperated with law enforcement authorities in the conduct of a criminal investigation and subsequent prosecution of the Member of Congress which resulted in such forfeiture. . (b) Nonaccrual of interest on refunds Section 8316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting under section 8312a or before because an individual ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking or at the end