,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bica  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ba1 
#bjai,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,leahy1    
,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4      
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4         
,portman1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 and 
,mr4 ,crapo7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish a process for     
obtaining a ,federal certificate of     
rehabilitation1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,recognizing ,education1        
,employment1 ,new skills1 and ,treatment
 to ,enable ,reintegration ,act of #bjai
 or the ,,re-,,enter ,act4  #b4 ,federal
 certificate of rehabilitation  7a7 ,in 
general ,subchapter ,a of chapter #bbi  
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #cfji4 ,federal certificate 
of rehabilitation  7a7 ,definitions ,in 

this section3 7#a7 ,eligible offender   
,the term eligible offender means an    
individual who has been convicted of a  
,federal offense4  7#b7 ,federal        
certificate of rehabilitation ,the term 
,federal certificate of rehabilitation  
means a certificate acknowledging that  
the eligible offender has demonstrated  
that the eligible offender is committed 
to a law-abiding future and has         
successfully reintegrated into society4 
7b7 ,issuance of ,federal certificates  
of rehabilitation  7#a7 ,notice  7,a7   
,in general ,at sentencing1 the court   
shall advise an eligible offender that  
the offender may petition a district    
court of the ,united ,states to issue a 
,federal certificate of rehabilitation  
for a conviction that was entered by    
such court4  7,b7 ,notice prior to      
release ,if an eligible offender is     
sentenced to a term of imprisonment1 the
 ,bureau of ,prisons and ,united ,states
 ,probation and ,pretrial ,services     
shall1 not later than #cj days before   

the date on which the eligible offender 
is to be released from ,federal custody1
 provide notice to the eligible offender
 that the offender may petition a       
district court of the ,united ,states to
 issue a ,federal certificate of        
rehabilitation4  7#b7 ,request for      
certificate of rehabilitation ,an       
eligible offender may petition a        
district court of the ,united ,states to
 issue a ,federal certificate of        
rehabilitation for a conviction that was
 entered by such court--  7,a7 at       
sentencing1 if the eligible offender is 
not sentenced to a term of imprisonment 
or a term of supervised release2  7,b7  
upon release from ,federal custody1 if  
the eligible offender is sentenced to a 
term of imprisonment and not sentenced  
to a term of supervised release2 and    
7,c7 after completion of a #a-year      
period of supervised release1 if the    
eligible offender is sentenced to a term
 of imprisonment and a term of          
supervised release1 or upon early       

discharge from supervised release before
 completing the #a-year period4  7#c7   
,order for issuance of certificate  7,a7
 ,in general ,upon a petition filed with
 a district court of the ,united ,states
 under paragraph 7#b71 the court may    
issue a ,federal certificate of         
rehabilitation if the court finds1 by   
clear and convincing evidence1 that an  
eligible offender has--  7i7            
demonstrated a commitment to a          
law-abiding future2 and  7ii7           
successfully reintegrated into society4 
7,b7 ,factors for making determination  
,in determining whether to issue a      
,federal certificate of rehabilitation  
under subparagraph 7,a71 the court may  
consider1 in addition to other factors  
the court determines relevant--  7i7 the
 initial crime of conviction of the     
eligible offender2  7ii7 the nature and 
duration of any participation in or     
completion of any job-training or       
re-entry program by the eligible        
offender2  7iii7 the nature and duration

 of any participation in or completion  
of any education program by the eligible
 offender2  7iv7 the nature and duration
 of any participation in or completion  
of a substance abuse or mental health   
program by the eligible offender2  7v7  
attempts by the eligible offender to    
secure employment following the         
completion of the sentence of the       
eligible offender2  7vi7 attempts by the
 eligible offender to make restitution  
for the offense2  7vii7 the current     
economic and social circumstances of the
 eligible offender2  7viii7 the conduct 
of the eligible offender while serving1 
in connection with the instant offense1 
any term of probation1 imprisonment1 and
 supervised release and following any   
term of supervised release2 and  7ix7   
the amount of time that has passed since
 the conviction of the eligible         
offender4  7,c7 ,delayed issuance ,the  
court may defer the issuance of a       
,federal certificate of rehabilitation  
under subparagraph 7,a71 for a period of

 time to be determined by the court1 to 
allow the offender to demonstrate       
successful compliance with the terms of 
a prior-imposed sentence4  7#d7         
,assistance of counsel ,a ,federal      
,public or ,community ,defender or other
 counsel qualified to be appointed under
 section #cjjf;,a for the jurisdiction  
in which an eligible offender was       
initially convicted or served a term of 
supervised release may be appointed by  
the court to assist an eligible         
offender--  7,a7 in preparing a petition
 for a ,federal certificate of          
rehabilitation to be filed under        
paragraph 7#b72 and  7,b7 with any      
further proceedings relating to the     
issuance of a ,federal certificate of   
rehabilitation under this section4  7#e7
 ,evidence presented by ,chief          
,probation ,officer  7,a7 ,in general   
,in determining whether to issue a      
,federal certificate of rehabilitation  
under paragraph 7#a71 the court shall   
provide the ,chief ,probation ,officer  

for the judicial district in which the  
eligible offender was convicted or      
served a term of supervised release an  
opportunity to present evidence in      
support or opposition to the issuance of
 a ,federal certificate of              
rehabilitation under this section4  7,b7
 ,presumption ,if the court receives a  
written recommendation from a ,chief    
,probation ,officer under subparagraph  
7,a7 in favor of issuing a ,federal     
certificate of rehabilitation for an    
eligible offender1 there shall be a     
rebuttable presumption that the ,federal
 certificate of rehabilitation should be
 issued4  7#f7 ,evidence presented by   
,united ,states ,attorney  7,a7 ,in     
general ,in determining whether to issue
 a ,federal certificate of              
rehabilitation under paragraph 7#a71 the
 court shall provide the appropriate    
office of the ,united ,states ,attorney 
an opportunity to present evidence in   
support or opposition to the issuance of
 the ,federal certificate of            

rehabilitation1 including any           
information from any victim and any     
,state or local prosecutor and law      
enforcement agency associated with the  
underlying conviction4  7,b7            
,requirement ,in presenting evidence    
under subparagraph 7,a71 the office of  
the ,united ,states ,attorney shall act 
in compliance with section #cgga4  7c7  
,sense of ,congress as to the effect of 
,federal certificates of rehabilitation 
,it is the sense of ,congress that--    
7#a7 a ,federal certificate of          
rehabilitation shall act as an          
expungement of any prior conviction of  
an eligible offender for the purposes of
 any employment1 licensing1 education1  
housing1 or other determination2  7#b7  
in a judicial or administrative         
proceeding alleging lack of due care in 
hiring1 retaining1 licensing1 leasing   
to1 admitting to a school or program1 or
 otherwise transacting business or      
engaging in activity with the individual
 to whom a ,federal certificate of      

rehabilitation was issued1 a person     
should be presumed to have exercised due
 care if the person against whom the    
judicial or administrative proceeding is
 brought relied on the ,federal         
certificate of rehabilitation at the    
time of the alleged negligence2  7#c7   
the ,president should consider the      
issuance of a ,federal certificate of   
rehabilitation in determining whether an
 eligible offender should receive a     
pardon or other form of clemency2 and   
7#d7 that each ,federal agency should   
consider the issuance of a ,federal     
certificate of rehabilitation in the    
course of evaluating applications for   
employment at the agency4  4  7b7       
,technical and conforming amendment ,the
 table of sections for subchapter ,a of 
chapter #bbi of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relation to section #cfjh
 the following3  #cfji4 ,federal        
certificate of rehabilitation4  4  7c7  
,relief from disabilities  7#a7         

,federally assisted housing ,subtitle ,f
 of the ,quality ,housing and ,work     
,responsibility ,act of #aiih 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acffa et seq47 is amended--  
7,a7 in section #egf7;c7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#acffa7;c77 is amended-- 7i7 by         
redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7  
as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 and     
adjusting the margins accordingly2  7ii7
 by striking ,except as and inserting   
the following3  7#a7 ,in general ,except
 as  2  7iii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 as  
so redesignated1 by striking paragraph  
7#a7 and inserting subparagraph 7,a72   
and  7iv7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#b7 ,federal certificate of
 rehabilitation ,if an applicant        
presents a ,federal certificate of      
rehabilitation issued under section     
#cfji of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code1 there shall be a presumption     
against denying the applicant admission 
to the program or to federally assisted 
housing under this subsection4  2 and   
7,b7 in section #egg7;b7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 

#acffb7;b77-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#b71 by 
striking or at the end2  7ii7 in        
paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 or2 and      
7iii7 by adding at the end the          
following3  7#d7 has been issued a      
,federal certificate of rehabilitation  
under section #cfji of title #ah1       
,united ,states ,code1 in which case    
there shall be a presumption against the
 termination of tenancy or assistance4  
4  7#b7 ,denial of ,federal benefits    
,section #dba of the ,controlled        
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hfb7 is
 amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7--  7i7
 in paragraph 7#a77;,c71 by inserting 1 
unless the individual has been issued a 
,federal certificate of rehabilitation  
under section #cfji of title #ah1       
,united ,states ,code1 in which case1 at
 the discretion of the court1 the       
individual may retain eligibility for   
any or all ,federal benefits before the 
period at the end2 and  7ii7 in         
paragraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 by inserting 7,a7 

before ,the benefits2 and  7,,ii7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7,b7  
,for purposes of subparagraph 7,a71 any 
individual who is issued a ,federal     
certificate of rehabilitation under     
section #cfji of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 shall be presumed to be  
rehabilitated4  2  7,b7 in subsection   
7b77#b7-- 7i7 by inserting 7,a7 before  
,the penalties2 and  7ii7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7,b7 ,for       
purposes of subparagraph 7,a71 any      
individual who is issued a ,federal     
certificate of rehabilitation under     
section #cfji of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 shall be presumed to be  
rehabilitated4  2 and  7,c7 in          
subsection 7c77,b71 by inserting been   
issued a ,federal certificate of        
rehabilitation under section #cfji of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 or    
before otherwise4  7#c7 ,jury service   
,section #ahfe of title #bh1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7c7 ,for        

purposes of a determination under       
subsection 7b77#e71 a court shall       
consider whether an individual who has  
been issued a ,federal certificate of   
rehabilitation under section #cfji of   
title #ah is qualified to serve on grand
 and petit juries in the district court4
  4  7#d7 ,persons not qualified for    
enlistment ,section #ejd7;a7 of title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3 ,in 
the case of a person convicted of a     
felony who has been issued a ,federal   
certificate of rehabilitation under     
section #cfji of title #ah1 the         
,secretary concerned shall consider     
whether to authorize an exception under 
the previous sentence44  7#e7 ,executive
 clemency ,not later than #fj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,attorney ,general shall amend section 
#a4f7;c7 of title #bh1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations1 to reflect that a        
,federal certificate of rehabilitation  
should factor in favor of a clemency    

application4