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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5146 

To provide for the sealing of records relating to Federal nonviolent criminal 

offenses related to substance use disorders, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 29, 2022 

Mr. MANCHIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To provide for the sealing of records relating to Federal 

nonviolent criminal offenses related to substance use disorders, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clean Start Act of 

5 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SEALING OF CRIMINAL RECORDS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 229 of title 18, United 

8 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘Subchapter E—Sealing of Criminal Records 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘3641. Definitions. 

‘‘3642. Sealing petition. 

‘‘3643. Effect of sealing order. 

2 ‘‘§ 3641. Definitions 

3 ‘‘In this subchapter— 

4 ‘‘(1) the term ‘covered nonviolent offense’ 

5 means a Federal criminal offense that is not— 

6 ‘‘(A) a crime of violence (as that term is 

7 defined in section 16); 

8 ‘‘(B) a sex offense (as that term is defined 

9 in section 111 of the Sex Offender Registration 

10 and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. 20911)); 

11 ‘‘(C) an offense involving a victim under 

12 the age of 18 years; or 

13 ‘‘(D) a serious drug offense (as that term 

14 is defined in section 3559(c)(2)); 

15 ‘‘(2) the term ‘covered treatment program’ 

16 means a substance use disorder treatment program 

17 or recovery support program that is licensed, cer18 tified, or accredited by a State or national accredita19 tion body, including peer-driven and sober-living pro20 grams; 

21 ‘‘(3) the term ‘eligible individual’ means an in22 dividual who— 


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1 ‘‘(A) has been arrested for or convicted of 

2 a qualifying offense; 

3 ‘‘(B) in the case of a conviction described 

4 in subparagraph (A)— 

5 ‘‘(i) has fulfilled each requirement of 

6 the sentence for the qualifying offense, in7 cluding— 

8 ‘‘(I) completing each term of im9 prisonment, probation, or supervised 

10 release; and 

11 ‘‘(II) satisfying each condition of 

12 imprisonment, probation, or super13 vised release; 

14 ‘‘(ii) has satisfactorily completed a 

15 covered treatment program; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) has rendered service for a period 

17 of not less than 180 days— 

18 ‘‘(I) as a peer mentor in a sub19 stance use disorder peer mentorship 

20 program; or 

21 ‘‘(II) if service described in sub22 clause (I) is not practicable, as a vol23 unteer; 

24 ‘‘(C) has not been convicted of more than 

25 2 felonies that are covered nonviolent offenses, 


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1 including any such convictions that have been 

2 sealed; and 

3 ‘‘(D) has not been convicted of any felony 

4 that is not a covered nonviolent offense; 

5 ‘‘(4) the term ‘petitioner’ means an individual 

6 who files a sealing petition; 

7 ‘‘(5) the term ‘protected information’, with re8 spect to a qualifying offense, means any reference 

9 to— 

10 ‘‘(A) an arrest, conviction, or sentence of 

11 an individual for the offense; 

12 ‘‘(B) the institution of criminal pro13 ceedings against an individual for the offense; 

14 or 

15 ‘‘(C) the result of criminal proceedings de16 scribed in subparagraph (B); 

17 ‘‘(6) the term ‘qualifying offense’ means— 

18 ‘‘(A) a covered nonviolent offense com19 mitted by an individual whose substance use 

20 disorder is a substantial contributing factor in 

21 the commission of the offense, as determined by 

22 a court reviewing a sealing petition with respect 

23 to the offense under section 3642(b)(3)(A)(i); 

24 or 


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1 ‘‘(B) in the case of an arrest for an offense 

2 that does not result in a conviction, a covered 

3 nonviolent offense with respect to which the act 

4 that would have constituted the offense is com5 mitted by an individual whose substance use 

6 disorder is a substantial contributing factor in 

7 the commission of the act, as determined by a 

8 court reviewing a sealing petition with respect 

9 to the offense under section 3642(b)(3)(A)(i); 

10 ‘‘(7) the term ‘seal’— 

11 ‘‘(A) means— 

12 ‘‘(i) to close a record from public 

13 viewing so that the record cannot be exam14 ined except by court order; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) to physically seal the record shut 

16 and label the record ‘SEALED’ or, in the 

17 case of an electronic record, the sub18 stantive equivalent; and 

19 ‘‘(B) has the effect described in section 

20 3643, including— 

21 ‘‘(i) the right to treat the offense to 

22 which a sealed record relates, and any ar23 rest, criminal proceeding, conviction, or 

24 sentence relating to the offense, as if it 

25 never occurred; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) protection from civil and criminal 

2 perjury, false swearing, and false state3 ment laws with respect to a sealed record; 

4 ‘‘(8) the term ‘sealing hearing’ means a hearing 

5 held under section 3642(b)(2); 

6 ‘‘(9) the term ‘sealing petition’ means a petition 

7 for a sealing order filed under section 3642(a); and 

8 ‘‘(10) the term ‘substance use disorder peer 

9 mentorship program’ means a peer mentorship pro10 gram at a covered treatment program. 

11 ‘‘§ 3642. Sealing petition 

12 ‘‘(a) RIGHT TO FILE SEALING PETITION.— 

13 ‘‘(1) DATE OF ELIGIBILITY.— 

14 ‘‘(A) CONVICTED INDIVIDUALS.— 

15 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—On and after the 

16 date that is 3 years after the applicable 

17 date under clause (ii), an eligible individual 

18 who was convicted of a qualifying offense 

19 and has not been arrested for or convicted 

20 of a substance use-related offense since 

21 that applicable date may file a petition for 

22 a sealing order with respect to the quali23 fying offense in a district court of the 

24 United States. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) APPLICABLE DATE.—The appli2 cable date— 

3 ‘‘(I) for an eligible individual who 

4 was convicted of a qualifying offense 

5 and sentenced to a term of imprison6 ment, probation, or supervised release 

7 is the date on which the eligible indi8 vidual has fulfilled each requirement 

9 under section 3641(3)(B)(i); and 

10 ‘‘(II) for an eligible individual 

11 who was convicted of a qualifying of12 fense and not sentenced to a term of 

13 imprisonment, probation, or super14 vised release is the date on which the 

15 case relating to the qualifying offense 

16 is disposed of. 

17 ‘‘(iii) VIOLATION OF 3-YEAR GOOD BE18 HAVIOR REQUIREMENT.— 

19 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—An eligible 

20 individual who is prohibited from fil21 ing a petition for a sealing order with 

22 respect to a qualifying offense under 

23 clause (i) because the individual is ar24 rested for or convicted of a substance 

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1 plicable date under clause (ii) may file 

2 such a petition on or after the date as 

3 of which 3 years have elapsed since 

4 the last such arrest or conviction. 

5 ‘‘(II) RULE OF CONSTRUC6 TION.—Nothing in subclause (I) shall 

7 be construed to allow an eligible indi8 vidual to file more than 1 petition for 

9 a sealing order with respect to a par10 ticular qualifying offense. 

11 ‘‘(B) INDIVIDUALS NOT CONVICTED.—An 

12 eligible individual who is arrested for but not 

13 convicted of a qualifying offense may file a peti14 tion for a sealing order with respect to the 

15 qualifying offense in a district court of the 

16 United States on and after the date on which 

17 the case relating to the offense is disposed of. 

18 ‘‘(2) NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO FILE PETI19 TION.— 

20 ‘‘(A) CONVICTED INDIVIDUALS.— 

21 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If an individual is 

22 convicted of a covered nonviolent offense 

23 and will potentially be eligible to file a 

24 sealing petition with respect to the offense 

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1 tion 3641(3)(B), the court in which the in2 dividual is convicted shall, in writing, in3 form the individual, on each date described 

4 in clause (ii) of this subparagraph, of— 

5 ‘‘(I) that potential eligibility; 

6 ‘‘(II) the necessary procedures 

7 for filing the sealing petition; and 

8 ‘‘(III) the benefits of sealing a 

9 record, including protection from civil 

10 and criminal perjury, false swearing, 

11 and false statement laws with respect 

12 to the record. 

13 ‘‘(ii) DATES.—The dates described in 

14 this clause are— 

15 ‘‘(I) the date on which the indi16 vidual is convicted; and 

17 ‘‘(II) the date on which the indi18 vidual has fulfilled each requirement 

19 under section 3641(3)(B)(i). 

20 ‘‘(B) INDIVIDUALS NOT CONVICTED.— 

21 ‘‘(i) ARREST ONLY.—If an individual 

22 is arrested for a covered nonviolent of23 fense, criminal proceedings are not insti24 tuted against the individual for the offense, 

25 and the individual is potentially eligible to 


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1 file a sealing petition with respect to the 

2 offense, on the date on which the case re3 lating to the offense is disposed of, the ar4 resting authority shall, in writing, inform 

5 the individual of— 

6 ‘‘(I) that potential eligibility; 

7 ‘‘(II) the necessary procedures 

8 for filing the sealing petition; and 

9 ‘‘(III) the benefits of sealing a 

10 record, including protection from civil 

11 and criminal perjury, false swearing, 

12 and false statement laws with respect 

13 to the record. 

14 ‘‘(ii) COURT PROCEEDINGS.—If an in15 dividual is arrested for a covered non16 violent offense, criminal proceedings are in17 stituted against the individual for the of18 fense, the individual is not convicted of the 

19 offense, and the individual is potentially el20 igible to file a sealing petition with respect 

21 to the offense, on the date on which the 

22 case relating to the offense is disposed of, 

23 the court in which the criminal proceedings 

24 take place shall, in writing, inform the in25 dividual of— 


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1 ‘‘(I) that potential eligibility; 

2 ‘‘(II) the necessary procedures 

3 for filing the sealing petition; and 

4 ‘‘(III) the benefits of sealing a 

5 record, including protection from civil 

6 and criminal perjury, false swearing, 

7 and false statement laws with respect 

8 to the record. 

9 ‘‘(b) PROCEDURES.— 

10 ‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION TO PROSECUTOR AND

11 OTHER INDIVIDUALS.—If an individual files a peti12 tion under subsection (a) with respect to a quali13 fying offense, the district court in which the petition 

14 is filed shall provide notice of the petition— 

15 ‘‘(A) to the office of the United States at16 torney that prosecuted or would have pros17 ecuted the petitioner for the offense; and 

18 ‘‘(B) upon the request of the petitioner, to 

19 any other individual that the petitioner deter20 mines may testify as to the— 

21 ‘‘(i) conduct of the petitioner since the 

22 date of the offense or arrest; or 

23 ‘‘(ii) reasons that the sealing order 

24 should be entered. 

25 ‘‘(2) HEARING.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

2 days after the date on which an individual files 

3 a sealing petition, the district court shall— 

4 ‘‘(i) except as provided in subpara5 graph (D), conduct a hearing in accord6 ance with subparagraph (B); and 

7 ‘‘(ii) determine whether to enter a 

8 sealing order for the individual in accord9 ance with paragraph (3). 

10 ‘‘(B) OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY AND

11 OFFER EVIDENCE.— 

12 ‘‘(i) PETITIONER.—The petitioner 

13 may testify or offer evidence at the sealing 

14 hearing in support of sealing, including 

15 evidence of ongoing sobriety. 

16 ‘‘(ii) PROSECUTOR.—The office of a 

17 United States attorney that receives notice 

18 under paragraph (1)(A) may send a rep19 resentative to testify or offer evidence at 

20 the sealing hearing in support of or 

21 against sealing. 

22 ‘‘(iii) OTHER INDIVIDUALS.—An indi23 vidual who receives notice under paragraph 

24 (1)(B) may testify or offer evidence at the 


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1 sealing hearing as to the issues described 

2 in clauses (i) and (ii) of that paragraph. 

3 ‘‘(C) MAGISTRATE JUDGES.—A magistrate 

4 judge may preside over a hearing under this 

5 paragraph. 

6 ‘‘(D) WAIVER OF HEARING.—If the peti7 tioner and the United States attorney that re8 ceives notice under paragraph (1)(A) so agree, 

9 the court shall make a determination under 

10 paragraph (3) without a hearing. 

11 ‘‘(3) BASIS FOR DECISION.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In determining wheth13 er to enter a sealing order with respect to pro14 tected information relating to a covered non15 violent offense, the court shall— 

16 ‘‘(i) determine whether the offense is 

17 a qualifying offense based on evidence that 

18 the petitioner suffered from an active sub19 stance use disorder at the time of the com20 mission of— 

21 ‘‘(I) the offense; or 

22 ‘‘(II) the act that would have 

23 constituted the offense, in the case of 

24 an arrest for an offense that does not 

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1 ‘‘(ii) consider— 

2 ‘‘(I) the petition and any docu3 ments in the possession of the court; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(II) all the evidence and testi6 mony presented at the sealing hear7 ing, if such a hearing is conducted; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(iii) balance— 

10 ‘‘(I)(aa) the interest of public 

11 knowledge and safety; and 

12 ‘‘(bb) the legitimate interest, if 

13 any, of the Government in maintain14 ing the accessibility of the protected 

15 information, including any potential 

16 impact of sealing the protected infor17 mation on Federal licensure, permit, 

18 or employment restrictions, against 

19 ‘‘(II)(aa) the conduct of the peti20 tioner and the demonstrated desire of 

21 the petitioner to be rehabilitated and 

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1 mation sealed, including the harm of 

2 the protected information to the abil3 ity of the petitioner to secure and 

4 maintain employment. 

5 ‘‘(B) BURDEN ON GOVERNMENT.—The 

6 burden shall be on the Government to show 

7 that the interests under subclause (I) of sub8 paragraph (A)(iii) outweigh the interests of the 

9 petitioner under subclause (II) of that subpara10 graph. 

11 ‘‘(C) REASONING.—The court shall provide 

12 the petitioner and the Government with a writ13 ten decision explaining the reasons for the de14 termination made under subparagraph (A). 

15 ‘‘(4) APPEAL.—A denial of a sealing petition by 

16 a district court under this section shall be subject to 

17 review by a court of appeals in accordance with sec18 tion 1291 of title 28. 

19 ‘‘(5) UNIVERSAL FORM.—The Director of the 

20 Administrative Office of the United States Courts 

21 shall create a universal form, available over the 

22 internet and in paper form, that an individual may 

23 use to file a sealing petition. 

24 ‘‘(6) FEE WAIVER.—The Director of the Ad25 ministrative Office of the United States Courts shall 


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1 by regulation establish a minimally burdensome 

2 process under which indigent petitioners may obtain 

3 a waiver of any fee for filing a sealing petition. 

4 ‘‘(7) REPORTING.—Not later than 2 years after 

5 the date of enactment of this subchapter, and each 

6 year thereafter, each district court of the United 

7 States shall publish and submit to the Committee on 

8 the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on 

9 the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a re10 port that— 

11 ‘‘(A) describes— 

12 ‘‘(i) the number of sealing petitions 

13 granted and denied under this section; 

14 ‘‘(ii) the number of instances in which 

15 the office of a United States attorney sup16 ported or opposed a sealing petition; and 

17 ‘‘(iii) the number and amount of fees 

18 assessed and waived under this section; 

19 ‘‘(B) includes any supporting data that— 

20 ‘‘(i) the court determines relevant; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(ii) does not name any petitioner; 

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1 ‘‘(C) disaggregates all relevant data by 

2 race, ethnicity, gender, and the nature of the 

3 offense. 

4 ‘‘(8) PUBLIC DEFENDER ELIGIBILITY.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The district court 

6 may, in its discretion, appoint counsel in ac7 cordance with the plan of the district court in 

8 operation under section 3006A to represent a 

9 petitioner for purposes of this section. 

10 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making a de11 termination whether to appoint counsel under 

12 subparagraph (A), the court shall consider— 

13 ‘‘(i) the anticipated complexity of the 

14 sealing hearing, including the number and 

15 type of witnesses called to advocate against 

16 the sealing of the protected information of 

17 the petitioner; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) the potential for adverse testi19 mony by a victim or a representative of the 

20 office of the United States attorney. 

21 ‘‘§ 3643. Effect of sealing order 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this sec23 tion, if a district court of the United States enters a seal24 ing order with respect to a qualifying offense, the offense, 

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1 tence relating to the offense, shall be treated as if it never 

2 occurred. 

3 ‘‘(b) VERIFICATION OF SEALING.—If a district court 

4 of the United States enters a sealing order with respect 

5 to a qualifying offense, the court shall— 

6 ‘‘(1) send a copy of the sealing order to each 

7 entity or person known to the court that possesses 

8 a record containing protected information that re9 lates to the offense, including each— 

10 ‘‘(A) law enforcement agency; and 

11 ‘‘(B) public or private correctional or de12 tention facility; 

13 ‘‘(2) in the sealing order, require each entity or 

14 person described in paragraph (1) to— 

15 ‘‘(A) seal the record in accordance with 

16 this section; and 

17 ‘‘(B) submit a written certification to the 

18 court, under penalty of perjury, that the entity 

19 or person has sealed each paper and electronic 

20 copy of the record; 

21 ‘‘(3) seal each paper and electronic copy of the 

22 record in the possession of the court; and 

23 ‘‘(4) after receiving a written certification from 

24 each entity or person under paragraph (2)(B), notify 

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1 paragraph (1) has sealed each paper and electronic 

2 copy of the record. 

3 ‘‘(c) PROTECTION FROM PERJURY LAWS.—Except as 

4 provided in subsection (f)(3)(A), a petitioner with respect 

5 to whom a sealing order has been entered for a qualifying 

6 offense shall not be subject to prosecution under any civil 

7 or criminal provision of Federal or State law relating to 

8 perjury, false swearing, or making a false statement, in9 cluding section 1001, 1621, 1622, or 1623, for failing to 

10 recite or acknowledge any protected information with re11 spect to the offense or respond to any inquiry made of 

12 the petitioner, relating to the protected information, for 

13 any purpose. 

14 ‘‘(d) ATTORNEY GENERAL NONPUBLIC RECORDS.— 

15 The Attorney General— 

16 ‘‘(1) shall maintain a nonpublic record of all 

17 protected information that has been sealed under 

18 this subchapter; and 

19 ‘‘(2) may access or utilize protected information 

20 only— 

21 ‘‘(A) for legitimate investigative purposes; 

22 ‘‘(B) in defense of any civil suit arising out 

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1 ‘‘(C) if the Attorney General determines 

2 that disclosure is necessary to serve the inter3 ests of justice, public safety, or national secu4 rity. 

5 ‘‘(e) LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCESS.—A Federal or 

6 State law enforcement agency may access a record that 

7 is sealed under this subchapter solely— 

8 ‘‘(1) to determine whether the individual to 

9 whom the record relates is eligible for a first-time10 offender diversion program; 

11 ‘‘(2) for investigatory, prosecutorial, or Federal 

12 supervision purposes; or 

13 ‘‘(3) for a background check that relates to law 

14 enforcement employment or any employment that re15 quires a government security clearance. 

16 ‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSURE.— 

17 ‘‘(1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in 

18 paragraph (3), it shall be unlawful to intentionally 

19 make or attempt to make an unauthorized disclosure 

20 of any protected information from a record that has 

21 been sealed under this subchapter. 

22 ‘‘(2) PENALTY.—Any person who violates para23 graph (1) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned 

24 for not more than 1 year, or both. 

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1 ‘‘(A) BACKGROUND CHECKS.—An indi2 vidual who is the subject of a record sealed 

3 under this subchapter shall, and a Federal or 

4 State law enforcement agency that possesses 

5 such a record may, disclose the record in the 

6 case of a background check for— 

7 ‘‘(i) law enforcement employment; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) any position that a Federal agen9 cy designates as a— 

10 ‘‘(I) national security position; or 

11 ‘‘(II) high-risk, public trust posi12 tion. 

13 ‘‘(B) DISCLOSURE TO ARMED FORCES.—A 

14 person may disclose protected information from 

15 a record sealed under this subchapter to the 

16 Secretaries of the military departments (or the 

17 Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to 

18 the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a 

19 service in the Navy) for the purpose of vetting 

20 an enlistment or commission, or with regard to 

21 any member of the Armed Forces. 

22 ‘‘(C) CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE PRO23 CEEDINGS.—A prosecutor may disclose pro24 tected information from a record sealed under 


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1 this subchapter if the information pertains to a 

2 potential witness in a Federal or State— 

3 ‘‘(i) criminal proceeding; or 

4 ‘‘(ii) juvenile delinquency proceeding. 

5 ‘‘(D) AUTHORIZATION FOR INDIVIDUAL TO

6 DISCLOSE OWN RECORD.—An individual who is 

7 the subject of a record sealed under this sub8 chapter may choose to disclose the record.’’. 

9 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The right to file a sealing peti10 tion under section 3642(a) of title 18, United States Code, 

11 as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a 

12 qualifying offense (as defined in section 3641(a) of such 

13 title) that is committed or alleged to have been committed 

14 before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act. 

15 (c) TRANSITION PERIOD FOR HEARINGS DEAD16 LINE.—During the 1-year period beginning on the date 

17 of enactment of this Act, section 3642(b)(2)(A) of title 

18 18, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall 

19 be applied by substituting ‘‘1 year’’ for ‘‘180 days’’. 

20 (d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

21 The table of subchapters for chapter 229 of title 18, 

22 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

23 following: 

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1 SEC. 3. STATE INCENTIVES. 

2 (a) COPS GRANTS PRIORITY.—Section 1701 of title 

3 I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 

4 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (c)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

7 the end; 

8 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe9 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

10 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(4) subject to subsection (n), from an appli12 cant in a State that has in effect— 

13 ‘‘(A) a law relating to the sealing of adult 

14 records that is substantially similar to, or more 

15 generous to the former offender than, the 

16 amendments made by section 2 of the Clean 

17 Start Act of 2022; or 

18 ‘‘(B) a law that allows an individual who 

19 has successfully sealed a criminal record to be 

20 free from civil and criminal perjury laws.’’; and 

21 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(n) DEGREE OF PRIORITY RELATING TO SEALING

23 LAWS COMMENSURATE WITH DEGREE OF COMPLI24 ANCE.—If the Attorney General, in awarding grants under 

25 this part, gives preferential consideration to any applica26 tion as authorized under subsection (c)(4), the Attorney 


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1 General shall base the degree of preferential consideration 

2 given to an application from an applicant in a particular 

3 State on the number of subparagraphs under subsection 

4 (c)(4) that the State has satisfied, relative to the number 

5 of such subparagraphs that each other State has satis6 fied.’’. 

7 (b) ATTORNEY GENERAL GUIDELINES AND TECH8 NICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Attorney General shall issue 

9 guidelines and provide technical assistance to assist States 

10 in complying with the incentive under paragraph (4) of 

11 section 1701(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 

12 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(c)), as 

13 added by subsection (a). 

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