,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cbdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjbj,mrs4
 ,gillibr& 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,portman7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = !   
vacat+ ( c]ta9 convictions & expungem5t 
( c]ta9 arre/s ( victims ( human        
traffick+4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,traffick+ ,survivors   
,relief ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,f$]al       
expungem5t = victims ( traffick+  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,*apt] #bcg ( title #ah1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #cggb4 ,motion to vacate2    
expungem5t2 mitigat+ factors  7a7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m 
*ild means an individual :o has n atta9$
 #ah ye>s ( age2  7#b7 ! t]m cov]$      
prison] means an individual :o-- 7,a7 0 
convict$ ( a level ,b (f5se2  7,b7 0    
s5t5c$ to a t]m ( imprisonm5t = ! level 
,b (f5se2 &  7,c7 is imprison$ "u su*   
t]m ( imprisonm5t2  7#c7 ! t]ms employee

 & (fic] h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9       
section #baje ( title #e2  7#d7 ! t]m   
,f$]al (f5se means an (f5se t is        
puni%able "u ,f$]al law2  7#e7 ! t]m    
level ,a (f5se means a ,f$]al (f5se t is
 n a viol5t crime2  7#f7 ! t]m level ,b 
(f5se--  7,a7 means a ,f$]al (f5se t is 
a viol5t crime2 &  7,b7 does n include a
 ,f$]al (f5se t is a viol5t crime ( :i* 
a *ild 0 a victim2  7#g7 ! t]m level ,c 
(f5se means any ,f$]al (f5se t is n a   
level ,a (f5se2  7#h7 ! t]m victim (    
traffick+ has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9      
section #ajc ( ! ,traffick+ ,victims    
,protection ,act ( #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 
#gajb72 &  7#i7 ! t]m viol5t crime has !
 mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #ajc ( !    
,juv5ile ,ju/ice & ,del9qu5cy ,prev5tion
 ,act ( #aigd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #aaajc74   
7b7 ,motions ,to vacate convictions or  
expunge arre/s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  7,a7     
,convictions ( level ,a (f5ses ,a p]son 
convict$ ( any level ,a (f5se 7or an    
attorney repres5t+ su* a p]son7 may move
 ! c\rt t impos$ ! s5t5ce = ! level ,a  

(f5se to vacate ! judgm5t ( conviction  
if ! level ,a (f5se 0 committ$ z a      
direct result ( ! p]son hav+ be5 a      
victim ( traffick+4  7,b7 ,arre/s =     
level ,a (f5ses ,a p]son arre/$ = any   
level ,a (f5se 7or an attorney repres5t+
 su* a p]son7 may move ! di/rict c\rt ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates = ! di/rict & division  
embrac+ ! place :]e ! p]son 0 arre/$ to 
expunge all records ( ! arre/ if !      
conduct or alleg$ conduct ( ! p]son t   
result$ 9 ! arre/ 0 directly relat$ to !
 p]son hav+ be5 a victim ( traffick+4   
7,c7 ,arre/s = level ,c (f5ses ,a p]son 
arre/$ = any level ,c (f5se 7or an      
attorney repres5t+ su* a p]son7 may move
 ! di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = !   
di/rict & division embrac+ ! place :]e !
 p]son 0 arre/$ to expunge all records (
 ! arre/ if--  7i7 ! conduct or alleg$  
conduct ( ! movant t result$ 9 ! arre/ 0
 directly relat$ to ! movant hav+ be5 a 
victim ( traffick+2 &  7ii7 7,i7 !      
movant 0 acquitt$ ( ! level ,c (f5se2   
7,,ii7 ! ,gov]nm5t did n pursue or      

dismiss$ crim9al *>ges aga9/ ! movant = 
! level ,c (f5se2 or  7,,iii7 7aa7 !    
*>ges aga9/ ! movant = ! level ,c (f5se 
7 r$uc$ to an (f5se t is a level ,a     
(f5se2 &  7bb7 ! movant 0 acquitt$ ( !  
level ,a (f5se1 ! ,gov]nm5t did n pursue
 or dismiss$ crim9al *>ges aga9/ !      
movant = ! level ,a (f5se1 or any       
subsequ5t conviction ( ! level ,a (f5se 
0 vacat$4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ( motion ,a    
motion describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all--  
7,a7 be 9 writ+2  7,b7 describe any     
support+ evid5ce2  7,c7 /ate ! (f5se2 & 
7,d7 include copies ( any docum5ts %[+ t
 ! movant is entitl$ to relief "u ?is   
section4  7#c7 ,he>+  7,a7 ,m&atory he>+
  7i7 ,motion 9 opposition ,n lat] ?an  
#cj days aft] ! date on :i* a motion is 
fil$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,gov]nm5t may  
file a motion 9 opposition ( ! motion   
fil$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  7ii7 ,m&atory   
he>+ ,if ! ,gov]nm5t files a motion     
describ$ 9 clause 7i71 n lat] ?an #ae   
days aft] ! date on :i* ! motion is     
fil$1 ! c\rt %all hold a he>+ on !      

motion4  7,b7 ,discretion>y he>+ ,if !  
,gov]nm5t does n file a motion describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,a77i71 ! c\rt may hold a
 he>+ on ! motion n lat] ?an #de days   
aft] ! date on :i* a motion is fil$ "u  
p>agraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,factors  7,a7     
,vacat+ convictions ( level ,a (f5ses ,!
 c\rt may grant a motion "u p>agraph    
7#a77;,a7 if1 aft] notice to ! ,gov]nm5t
 & an opportunity to be he>d1 ! c\rt    
f9ds1 by cle> & conv9c+ evid5ce1 t--    
7i7 ! movant 0 convict$ ( a level ,a    
(f5se2 &  7ii7 ! p>ticipation 9 ! level 
,a (f5se by ! movant 0 a direct result (
 ! movant hav+ be5 a victim ( traffick+4
  7,b7 ,expung+ arre/s = level ,a (f5ses
 ,! c\rt may grant a motion "u p>agraph 
7#a77;,b7 if1 aft] notice to ! ,gov]nm5t
 & an opportunity to be he>d1 ! c\rt    
f9ds1 by cle> & conv9c+ evid5ce1 t--    
7i7 ! movant 0 arre/$ = a level ,a      
(f5se2 &  7ii7 ! conduct or alleg$      
conduct t result$ 9 ! arre/ 0 directly  
relat$ to ! movant hav+ be5 a victim (  
traffick+4  7,c7 ,expung+ arre/s = level

 ,c (f5ses ,! c\rt may grant a motion "u
 p>agraph 7#a77;,c7 if1 aft] notice to !
 ,gov]nm5t & an opportunity to be he>d1 
! c\rt f9ds1 by cle> & conv9c+ evid5ce1 
t--  7i7 ! movant 0 arre/$ = a level ,c 
(f5se & ! conduct or alleg$ conduct t   
result$ 9 ! arre/ 0 directly relat$ to !
 movant hav+ be5 a victim ( traffick+2 &
  7ii7 7,i7 ! movant 0 acquitt$ ( !     
level ,c (f5se2  7,,ii7 ! ,gov]nm5t did 
n pursue or dismiss$ crim9al *>ges aga9/
 ! movant = ! level ,c (f5se2 or        
7,,iii7 7aa7 ! *>ges aga9/ ! movant = ! 
level ,c (f5se 7 r$uc$ to a level ,a    
(f5se2 &  7bb7 ! movant 0 acquitt$ ( !  
level ,a (f5se1 ! ,gov]nm5t did n pursue
 or dismiss$ crim9al *>ges aga9/ !      
movant = ! level ,a (f5se1 or any       
subsequ5t conviction ( t level ,a (f5se 
0 vacat$4  7#e7 ,support+ evid5ce  7,a7 
,rebuttable presumption ,= purposes (   
?is subsection1 !re %all be a rebuttable
 presumption t ! movant is a victim (   
traffick+ if ! movant includes 9 !      
motion--  7i7 a copy ( an (ficial       

record1 c]tification1 or eligibility    
lett] f a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 or    
local proce$+1 includ+ an approval      
notice or an en=cem5t c]tification      
g5]at$ f a ,f$]al immigration proce$+1 t
 %[s t ! movant 0 a victim ( traffick+1 
includ+ a victim ( a traffick] *>g$ ) a 
violation ( *apt] #gg2 or  7ii7 an      
affidavit or sworn te/imony f a tra9$   
pr(essional /aff memb] ( a victim       
s]vices organization1 an attorney1 a    
memb] ( ! cl]gy1 a m$ical pr(essional1  
or ano!r pr(essional f :om ! movant has 
s\ght assi/ance 9 address+ ! trauma     
associat$ ) be+ a victim ( traffick+4   
7,b7 ,o!r evid5ce  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,=      
purposes ( ?is section1 9 det]m9+ :e!r !
 movant is a victim ( traffick+1 ! c\rt 
may consid] any o!r evid5ce ! c\rt      
det]m9es is ( suffici5t cr$ibility &    
probative value1 includ+ an affidavit or
 sworn te/imony ( ! movant4  7ii7       
,affidavit or sworn te/imony ( movant   
suffici5t evid5ce ,! affidavit or sworn 
te/imony ( ! movant describ$ 9 clause   

7i7 %all be suffici5t evid5ce to vacate 
a conviction or expunge an arre/ "u ?is 
section if ! c\rt det]m9es t--  7,i7 !  
affidavit or sworn te/imony is cr$ible2 
&  7,,ii7 no o!r evid5ce is readily     
available4  7#f7 ,conviction or arre/ ( 
o!r p]sons n requir$ ,x %all n be       
necess>y t any p]son o!r ?an ! movant be
 convict$ ( or arre/$ = an (f5se be=e ! 
movant may file a motion "u p>agraph    
7#a74  7#g7 ,d5ial ( motion  7,a7 ,9    
g5]al ,if ! c\rt d5ies a motion fil$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a71 ! d5ial %all be )\t      
prejudice4  7,b7 ,reasons = d5ial ,if ! 
c\rt d5ies a motion fil$ "u p>agraph    
7#a71 ! c\rt %all /ate ! reasons = !    
d5ial 9 writ+4  7,c7 ,reasonable "t to  
cure defici5cies 9 motion ,if ! motion 0
 d5i$ due to a curable defici5cy 9 !    
motion1 ! c\rt %all all[ ! movant       
suffici5t "t to cure ! defici5cy4  7#h7 
,appeal ,an ord] grant+ or d5y+ a motion
 "u ?is section may be appeal$ 9        
accordance ) section #abia ( title #bh4 
7c7 ,vacatur ( convictions  7#a7 ,9     

g5]al ,if ! c\rt grants a motion to     
vacate a conviction ( a level ,a (f5se  
"u subsection 7b71 ! c\rt %all          
imm$iately vacate ! conviction = cause1 
set aside ! v]dict & ent] a judgm5t (   
acquittal1 & ent] an expungem5t ord] t  
directs t !re be expung$ f all (ficial  
records all ref]5ces to--  7,a7 ! arre/ 
( ! movant = ! level ,a (f5se2  7,b7 !  
in/itution ( crim9al proce$+s aga9/ !   
movant relat+ to ! level ,a (f5se2 &    
7,c7 ! results ( ! proce$+s4  7#b7      
,effect ,if a conviction is vacat$ "u an
 ord] ent]$ "u p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 !  
conviction %all n be reg>d$ z a         
conviction "u ,f$]al law & ! movant =   
:om ! conviction 0 vacat$ %all be       
consid]$ to h ! /atus occupi$ by !      
movant be=e ! arre/ or ! in/itution ( ! 
crim9al proce$+s relat$ to su*          
conviction2 &  7,b7 no ali5 may be      
remov$1 det]m9$ to be inadmissible1 or  
lose any immigration b5efit because (   
su* conviction1 arre/1 or in/itution (  
crim9al proce$+s4  7d7 ,expungem5t (    

arre/s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if ! c\rt grants 
a motion to expunge all records ( an    
arre/ = an (f5se "u subsection 7b71 !   
c\rt %all imm$iately ent] an expungem5t 
ord] t directs t !re be expung$ f all   
(ficial records all ref]5ces to--  7,a7 
! arre/ ( ! movant = ! (f5se2  7,b7 !   
in/itution ( any crim9al proce$+s aga9/ 
! movant relat+ to ! (f5se2 &  7,c7 !   
results ( ! proce$+s1 if any4  7#b7     
,effect ,if an arre/ is expung$ "u an   
ord] ent]$ "u p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 !   
arre/ %all n be reg>d$ z an arre/ "u    
,f$]al law & ! movant = :om ! arre/ is  
expung$ %all be consid]$ to h ! /atus   
occupi$ by ! movant be=e ! arre/ or !   
in/itution ( ! crim9al proce$+s relat$  
to su* arre/1 if any2 &  7,b7 no ali5   
may be remov$1 det]m9$ to be            
inadmissible1 or lose any immigration   
b5efit because ( arre/ or in/itution (  
crim9al proce$+s1 if any4  7e7 ,mitigat+
 factors  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! c\rt t impos$
 s5t5ce = a level ,b (f5se ^u a cov]$   
prison] may r$uce ! t]m ( imprisonm5t = 

! level ,b (f5se--  7,a7 ^u-- 7i7 motion
 by ! cov]$ prison] or ! ,director ( !  
,bureau ( ,prisons2 or  7ii7 ! c\rt's   
own motion2  7,b7 aft] notice to !      
,gov]nm5t2  7,c7 aft] consid]+--  7i7 ! 
factors set =? 9 section #ceec7;a72     
7ii7 ! nature & s]i\sness ( ! dang] to  
any p]son2 &  7iii7 ! community1 or any 
crime victims2 &  7,d7 if ! c\rt f9ds1  
by cle> & conv9c+ evid5ce1 t ! cov]$    
prison] committ$ ! level ,b (f5se z a   
direct result ( ! cov]$ prison] hav+ be5
 a victim ( traffick+4  7#b7 ,rebuttable
 presumption ,= ! purposes ( ?is        
subsection1 !re %all be a rebuttable    
presumption t a cov]$ prison] is a      
victim ( traffick+ if ! cov]$ prison]   
provides--  7,a7 a copy ( an (ficial    
record1 c]tification1 or eligibility    
lett] f a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 or    
local proce$+1 includ+ an approval      
notice or an en=cem5t c]tification      
g5]at$ f a ,f$]al immigration proce$+1 t
 %[s t ! cov]$ prison] 0 a victim (     
traffick+1 includ+ a victim ( a         

traffick] *>g$ ) a violation ( *apt]    
#gg2 or  7,b7 an affidavit or sworn     
te/imony f a tra9$ pr(essional /aff     
memb] ( a victim s]vices organization1  
an attorney1 a memb] ( ! cl]gy1 a m$ical
 pr(essional1 or ano!r pr(essional f :om
 ! cov]$ prison] has s\ght assi/ance 9  
address+ ! trauma associat$ ) be+ a     
victim ( traffick+4  7#c7 ,requirem5t   
,any proce$+ "u ?is subsection %all be  
subject to section #cgga4  7#d7         
,p>ticul>iz$ inquiry ,= any motion "u   
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,gov]nm5t %all conduct 
a p>ticul>iz$ inquiry ( ! facts &       
circum/ances ( ! orig9al s5t5c+ ( !     
cov]$ prison] 9 ord] to assess :e!r a   
r$uction 9 s5t5ce w\ld be consi/5t ) ?is
 section4  7f7 ,additional actions by   
c\rt ,! c\rt may1 ^u grant+ a motion "u 
?is section1 take su* additional action 
z ! c\rt det]m9es is appropriate4  7g7  
,confid5tiality ( movant  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,a motion "u ?is section & any docum5ts1
 plead+s1 or ord]s relat+ to ! motion   
%all be fil$ "u seal4  7#b7 ,in=mation n

 available = public inspection ,an (fic]
 or employee may make n make available =
 public inspection any report1 pap]1    
picture1 photograph1 c\rt file1 or o!r  
docum5t1 9 ! cu/ody or possession ( !   
(fic] or employee1 t id5tifies ! movant4
  7h7 ,applicability ,?is section %all  
apply to any conviction or arre/ occurr+
 be=e1 on1 or aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is section4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+ 
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections ( *apt] #bcg
 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #cggb4
 ,motion to vacate2 expungem5t2 mitigat+
 factors4  4  #c4 ,reports  7a7 ,unit$  
,/ates ,attorneys ,n lat] ?an #a ye>    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ea*  
,unit$ ,/ates attorney %all submit to ! 
,attorney ,g5]al a report t details--   
7#a7 ! numb] ( motions = vacatur or     
expungem5t fil$ "u section #cggb ( title
 #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by    
section #b1 9 ! di/rict ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates attorney2 &  7#b7 = ea* motion   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 !       

und]ly+ (f5se2  7,b7 ! response ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates attorney to ! motion2 &   
7,c7 ! f9al det]m9ation ( ! c\rt )      
respect to ! motion4  7b7 ,gov]nm5t     
,acc\ntability ,(fice ,n lat] ?an #c    
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
%all submit to ,congress a report t--   
7#a7 assesses ! impact ( ! enactm5t (   
section #cggb ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 z add$ by section #b2 &  7#b7   
includes-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( human         
traffick+ survivors :o h fil$ motions = 
vacatur or expungem5t "u su* section    
#cggb2  7,b7 ! f9al det]m9ation ( ea*   
c\rt t adjudicat$ a motion describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,c7 recomm5dations
 to increase access to po/-conviction   
relief = human traffick+ survivors )    
,f$]al crim9al records4  #d4 ,use (     
grants = po/-conviction relief          
repres5tation ,! ,(fice ( ,ju/ice       
,programs or ! ,(fice on ,viol5ce ,aga9/
 ,wom51 9 aw>d+ a grant t may be us$ =  
legal repres5tation1 may n prohibit a   

recipi5t f us+ ! grant = legal          
repres5tation = po/-conviction relief4  
#e4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t-- 7#a7 ?is ,act is a fir/   
/ep to address ! *ang+ tactics ( human  
traffick]s1 :o are us+ =c$ crim9ality z 
a =m ( =ce1 fraud1 & co]cion 9 _! human 
traffick+ ent]prises2 &  7#b7 ,congress 
is committ$ to cont9u+ to f9d solutions 
z ne$$ to ?w>t human traffick]s &       
protect survivors ( human traffick+4