,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #beij  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjbe,mr4   
,van ,holl5 7= himself & ,ms4 ,blunt    
,ro*e/]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a    
grant program = ,/ates = purposes (     
mod]niz+ crim9al ju/ice data            
infra/ructure to facilitate automatic   
record expungem5t & seal+1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,fre% ,/>t ,act ( #bjbe4   
#b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,t]ms 
def9$ 9 ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe
 ,/reets ,act ( #aifh ,t]ms def9$ 9     
section #ija ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus    
,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea7 %all h !   
mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 t section4  7#b7  
,o!r t]ms  7,a7 ,automatic ,! t]m       
automatic means1 ) reg>d to ! expungem5t
 or seal+ ( a crim9al record1 t !       
expungem5t or seal+ occurs )\t ! ,/ate  
requir+ any action f ! eligible         

individual4  7,b7 ,cov]$ expungem5t law 
,! t]m cov]$ expungem5t law means a law 
( a ,/ate provid+ = ! automatic         
expungem5t or seal+1 subject to su*     
requirem5ts z ! ,/ate may impose1 ( a   
crim9al record ( an individual4  #c4    
,e/abli%m5t ( grant program  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may make n m  
?an #a grant "u ?is ,act to ea* eligible
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subsection 7a7 %all be 9 an am\nt ( n m 
?an #e1jjj1jjj4  7c7 ,eligibility ,a    
,/ate %all be eligible = a grant "u ?is 
,act if-- 7#a7 ! ,/ate has 9 effect a   
cov]$ expungem5t law2  7#b7 ! cov]$     
expungem5t law ( ! ,/ate provides t     
expungem5t or seal+ ( a crim9al record  
%all n be delay$ by reason ( a failure  
to pay a fee or f9e2 &  7#c7 ! ,/ate    
submits an application to ! ,attorney   
,g5]al conta9+ su* in=mation z !        
,attorney ,g5]al may require1 includ+1  
at a m9imum-- 7,a7 in=mation id5tify+   
:e!r a sy/em exi/s1 z ( ! date ( !      
application1 = record expungem5t or     

seal+ 9 ! ,/ate2  7,b7 a description (  
h[ infra/ructure creat$ ?r\gh grant     
fund+ w facilitate automatic record     
expungem5t or seal+ = individuals       
eligible = record expungem5t or seal+2 &
  7,c7 an id5tification ( ! anticipat$  
numb] ( individuals :o w\ld b5efit f !  
implem5tation ( automatic record        
expungem5t or seal+ infra/ructure4  #d4 
,use ( grant am\nts ,a ,/ate %all use a 
grant receiv$ "u section #c to implem5t 
a cov]$ expungem5t law 9 accordance ) ! 
foll[+ requirem5ts3 7#a7 ,! ,/ate %all  
use n m ?an #aj p]c5t ( ! grant = rese>*
 or plann+ = crim9al record data        
infra/ructure improvem5ts t w make      
crim9al record expungem5t or seal+      
automatic4  7#b7 ,! ,/ate %all use any  
rema9+ am\nts to implem5t crim9al record
 data infra/ructure improvem5ts t w make
 crim9al record expungem5t or seal+     
automatic4  7#c7 ,! portion ( ! co/s (  
implem5t+ ! law provid$ by a grant "u   
?is section may n exce$ #ge p]c5t4  #e4 
,report+ requirem5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,a   

,/ate receiv+ a grant "u section #c %all
 report to ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 ea* ye> (
 ! grant t]m1 pursuant to guidel9es     
e/abli%$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1         
in=mation reg>d+ ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! numb]
 ( individuals eligible = automatic     
expungem5t or seal+ "u ! cov]$          
expungem5t law ( ! ,/ate1 disaggregat$  
by race1 e?nicity1 & g5d]4  7#b7 ,!     
numb] ( individuals ^: records h be5    
expung$ or seal$ annually s9ce !        
enactm5t ( ! cov]$ expungem5t law ( !   
,/ate1 disaggregat$ by race1 e?nicity1 &
 g5d]4  7#c7 ,! numb] ( individuals :o h
 submitt$ an application = expungem5t or
 seal+ "u ! cov]$ expungem5t law ( !    
,/ate t is /ill p5d+1 disaggregat$ by   
race1 e?nicity1 & g5d]4  7b7            
,inaccessibility ( data = report+ ,if a 
,/ate is unable to compile & report     
elem5ts ( ! data on expungem5t & seal+  
requir$ to be report$ "u subsection 7a7 
dur+ any ye> ( ! grant t]m1 ! ,/ate %all
 develop & report1 n lat] ?an ! la/ day 
( t ye>1 a compreh5sive plan to obta9 z 

mu* ( ! unavailable data z possible4    
7c7 ,publication ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & ea* ye>
 !reaft]1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all make  
available to ! public a report conta9+ !
 data report$ to ! ,attorney ,g5]al "u  
?is section4  #f4 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj to c>ry out ?is  
,act4