,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gaia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbj,mr4  
,trone 7= himself & ,ms4 ,wat]s7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control &   
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh to condition 
eligibility = grants "u ! ,edw>d ,byrne 
,memorial ,ju/ice ,assi/ance ,grant     
,program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,work=ce
 ,ju/ice ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!re are  
an e/imat$ #gj1jjj1jjj adults 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ) an arre/ or conviction hi/ory4
  7#b7 ,ne>ly #gjj1jjj adults re5t] _!  
communities aft] inc>c]ation e ye>4     
7#c7 ,rese>* %[s t a conviction record  
r$uces ! likelihood ( a job callback or 
(f] by ne>ly #ej p]c5t4  7#d7 ,employm5t
 is a critical factor 9 successful      
community re5try & r$uction ( recidivism
 = adults ) a conviction hi/ory4  7#e7  
,aft] two ye>s1 ne>ly twice z _m employ$

 adults ) crim9al records avoid$ ano!r  
int]action ) ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em     
comp>$ to _! unemploy$ c\nt]p>ts4  7#f7 
,a /udy conduct$ by ! ,kellogg ,s*ool ( 
,managem5t at ,nor?we/]n ,univ]sity f\nd
 ! turnov] rate = employ$ adults )      
crim9al records to be approximately #ac 
p]c5t l[] ?an individuals )\t crim9al   
records4  #c4 ,eligibility = grants "u !
 ,byrne ,,jag program  7a7 ,eligibility 
= grants "u ! ,byrne ,,jag program      
,section #eje7;a7 ( ! ,omnibus ,crime   
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaef7;a77 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ 9        
p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ 9 p>agraphs 7#b7 
& 7#c72 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#c7 ,eligibility ,beg9n+ ) !  
?ird fiscal ye> t beg9s aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ! ,work=ce ,ju/ice ,act (    
#bjbj1 to be eligible = an allocation "u
 ?is section1 a ,/ate %all h enact$ & be
 implem5t+ legislation t prohibits      
private employ]s f-- 7,a7 requir+ an    
applicant to disclose :e!r ! applicant  

has a crim9al record2  7,b7 inquir+ ab\t
 ! crim9al record ( an applicant prior  
to a conditional (f] ( employm5t2 &     
7,c7 conduct+ a crim9al backgr\nd *eck  
on an applicant prior to a conditional  
(f] ( employm5t4  4  7b7 ,reallocation (
 funds ,section #eje7;f7 ( ! ,omnibus   
,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaef7;f77 is     
am5d$-- 7#a7 by am5d+ ! subsection head+
 to read z foll[s3 ,reallocation2 &     
7#b7 by ins]t+ 7includ+ t a ,/ate is    
ineligible "u subsection 7a77#c77 aft]  
receive funds "u ?is subp>t4