,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cabd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ba1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,blumenauer introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to permit the expungement of records of
 certain marijuana-related offenses4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,clean ,slate for ,marijuana    
,offenses ,act of #bjae4  #b4           
,expungement of criminal records for    
certain marijuana-related offenses  7a7 
,in general ,chapter #bbi of title #ah1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after subchapter ,c the       
following new subchapter3  ,d           
,expungement  ,sec4 #cfca4 ,expungement 
of certain criminal records in limited  
circumstances4 #cfcb4 ,requirements for 
expungement4 #cfcc4 ,procedure for      
expungement4 #cfcd4 ,effect of          
expungement4 #cfce4 ,disclosure of      
expunged records4  #cfca4 ,expungement  
of certain criminal records in limited  

circumstances  7a7 ,in general ,any     
individual convicted of a qualifying    
marijuana-related offense who fulfills  
the requirements of section #cfcb may1  
upon petition for expungement made in   
accordance with this subchapter1 obtain 
an order granting expungement under this
 subchapter4  7b7 ,definition of        
qualifying marijuana-,related offense   
,in this subchapter1 the term qualifying
 marijuana-related offense means an     
offense against the ,united ,states in  
which the conduct constituting the      
offense-- 7#a7 was legal under the      
,state law at the time of the offense2  
or  7#b7 was the possession of marijuana
 in a quantity is not greater than one  
ounce4  7c7 ,definition of ,state ,in   
this subchapter1 the term ,state        
includes the ,district of ,columbia1    
,puerto ,rico1 and any other territory  
or possession of the ,united ,states4   
#cfcb4 ,requirements for expungement ,no
 individual shall be eligible for an    
order of expungement under this         

subchapter unless1 before filing a      
petition under this subchapter1 such    
individual fulfills all requirements of 
the sentence for the conviction for     
which expungement is sought1 including  
completion of any term of imprisonment  
or period of probation1 meeting all     
conditions of a supervised release1 and 
paying all fines4  #cfcc4 ,procedure for
 expungement  7a7 ,petition ,an         
individual may file a petition for      
expungement of a conviction in the court
 in which the conviction was obtained4  
,a copy of the petition shall be served 
by the court upon the ,united ,states   
,attorney for the judicial district of  
that court4  7b7 ,opportunity for       
,government ,to contest petition ,not   
later than #fj days after the date a    
copy of a petition is served on the     
,government under subsection 7a71 the   
,government may1 if the ,government     
determines the facts do not support the 
petition1 inform the court and the      
petitioner that the ,government opposes 

granting expungement4 ,if the           
,government does so inform the court and
 the petitioner1 the court shall allow  
the ,government and the petitioner an   
opportunity to present evidence and     
argument relating to the petition4  7c7 
,court-,ordered expungement ,if1 after  
the passage of the #fj-;day period      
described in subsection 7a7 or earlier1 
if the ,government informs the court it 
will not oppose granting expungement or 
if proceedings related to that          
opposition have been completed1 the     
court determines the preponderance of   
the evidence before the court supports  
the granting of expungement under this  
subchapter1 the court shall issue an    
order granting that expungement4 ,if the
 court determines the petition is not   
supported by the preponderance of the   
evidence before the court1 the court    
shall deny the petition4  #cfcd4 ,effect
 of expungement  7a7 ,in general ,an    
order granting expungement under this   
subchapter restores the individual      

concerned1 in the contemplation of the  
law1 to the status that individual      
occupied before the arrest or the       
institution of criminal proceedings for 
the offense for which expungement is    
granted4  7b7 ,no disqualification2     
statements ,after an order under this   
subchapter granting expungement of an   
individual's criminal records1 that     
individual is not required to divulge   
information pertaining to the expunged  
conviction4 ,the fact that such         
individual has been convicted of the    
criminal offense concerned shall not    
operate as a disqualification of that   
individual to pursue or engage in any   
lawful activity1 occupation1 or         
profession4 ,such individual is not     
guilty of any perjury1 false answering1 
or making a false statement by reason of
 that individual's failure to recite or 
acknowledge such arrest or institution  
of criminal proceedings1 or results     
thereof1 in response to an inquiry made 
of that individual for any purpose4  7c7

 ,records ,to be destroyed ,except as   
provided in section #cfce1 upon order of
 expungement1 all official law          
enforcement and court records1 including
 all references to such person's arrest 
for the offense1 the institution of     
criminal proceedings against the        
individual1 and the results thereof1    
except publicly available court opinions
 or briefs on appeal1 shall be          
permanently destroyed4  #cfce4          
,disclosure of expunged records  7a7    
,index ,to assist authorized disclosure 
,the ,department of ,justice shall      
maintain a nonpublic manual or          
computerized record of expungements     
under this subchapter containing only   
the name of1 and alphanumeric           
identifiers selected by the ,department 
of ,justice that relate to1 the persons 
who obtained expungement under this     
subchapter1 and the order of            
expungement4  7b7 ,authorized disclosure
 to individual ,information in the index
 shall be made available only to the    

individual to whose expungement it      
pertains or to such individual's        
designated agent4  7c7 ,punishment for  
improper disclosure ,whoever knowingly  
discloses information relating to an    
expunged conviction other than as       
authorized in this subchapter shall be  
fined under this title or imprisoned not
 more than one year1 or both4  4  7b7   
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
subchapters at the beginning of chapter 
#bbi of title #ah1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following item3  ,d4                
,expungement#cfca  4  7c7 ,effective    
,date ,the amendments made by this ,act 
apply to individuals convicted of an    
offense before1 on1 or after the date of
 enactment of this ,act4