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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5266 

To require automatic sealing of certain criminal records, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 

Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. PAUL) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To require automatic sealing of certain criminal records, 

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 Slate Act of 

5 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SEALING OF CERTAIN RECORDS. 

7 (a) AMENDMENT.—Subchapter A of chapter 227 of 

8 title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

9 end the following: 


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1 ‘‘§ 3560. Automatic sealing of certain records 

2 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

3 ‘‘(1) the term ‘covered individual’ means an in4 dividual who— 

5 ‘‘(A) is not a sex offender; 

6 ‘‘(B) has been— 

7 ‘‘(i) arrested for a Federal offense for 

8 which the individual was not convicted; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) convicted of an offense under 

10 section 404 of the Controlled Substances 

11 Act (21 U.S.C. 844) or any Federal non12 violent offense involving marijuana; 

13 ‘‘(C) in the case of a conviction described 

14 in subparagraph (B)(ii), has fulfilled each re15 quirement of the sentence for the offense, in16 cluding— 

17 ‘‘(i) completing each term of imprison18 ment, probation, or supervised release; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) satisfying each condition of im20 prisonment, probation, or supervised re21 lease; and 

22 ‘‘(D) has not been convicted of any offense 

23 related to treason, terrorism, access and trans24 mission of sensitive defense information, or 

25 other national security related convictions; 


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1 ‘‘(2) the term ‘covered nonviolent offense involv2 ing marijuana’ means a nonviolent offense relating 

3 to marijuana that is— 

4 ‘‘(A) an offense under the Controlled Sub5 stances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Con6 trolled Substances Import and Export Act (21 

7 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), or chapter 705 of title 46; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(B) does not include— 

10 ‘‘(i) an offense that includes any con11 trolled substance other than marijuana; 

12 ‘‘(ii) an offense with respect to which 

13 the court applied a sentencing enhance14 ment under section 2D1.1(b)(2) of the 

15 Federal sentencing guidelines (relating to 

16 the use of violence or the threat or direc17 tion to use violence); or 

18 ‘‘(iii) an offense under— 

19 ‘‘(I) section 1962 of this title; 

20 ‘‘(II) subsection (b)(6), (b)(7), or 

21 (d) of section 401 of the Controlled 

22 Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841); 

23 ‘‘(III) section 408, 417, 419(c), 

24 or 420 of the Controlled Substances 


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1 Act (21 U.S.C. 848, 858, 860(c), 

2 861); 

3 ‘‘(IV) section 418 of the Con4 trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 

5 859), if the person distributing mari6 juana was older than 24 years old at 

7 the time of the offense; 

8 ‘‘(V) section 1010A of the Con9 trolled Substances Import and Export 

10 Act (21 U.S.C. 960a); or 

11 ‘‘(VI) an attempt or conspiracy 

12 to commit an offense described in sub13 clauses (I) through (V); 

14 ‘‘(3) the term ‘marijuana’ has the meaning 

15 given the term in section 102 of the Controlled Sub16 stances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); 

17 ‘‘(4) the term ‘nonviolent offense’ means an of18 fense that is not— 

19 ‘‘(A) murder; 

20 ‘‘(B) voluntary manslaughter; 

21 ‘‘(C) kidnapping; 

22 ‘‘(D) aggravated assault; 

23 ‘‘(E) a forcible sex offense; 

24 ‘‘(F) robbery; 

25 ‘‘(G) arson; 


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1 ‘‘(H) extortion; 

2 ‘‘(I) the use or unlawful possession of— 

3 ‘‘(i) a firearm, as defined in section 

4 5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

5 1986; or 

6 ‘‘(ii) explosive materials, as defined in 

7 section 841(c); 

8 ‘‘(J) a sex offense, as defined in section 

9 111 of the Sex Offender Registration and Noti10 fication Act (34 U.S.C. 20911); 

11 ‘‘(K) torture, in violation of section 2340A; 

12 ‘‘(L) interstate domestic violence, in viola13 tion of section 2261; 

14 ‘‘(M) an offense under chapter 77; or 

15 ‘‘(N) an attempt or conspiracy to commit 

16 an offense described in clauses (i) through 

17 (xiii); and 

18 ‘‘(5) the term ‘sex offender’ has the meaning 

19 given the term in section 111 of the Sex Offender 

20 Registration and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. 

21 20911). 

22 ‘‘(b) AUTOMATIC SEALING FOR CERTAIN ARRESTS

23 AND NONVIOLENT OFFENSES.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the time of sentencing 

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1 fense pursuant to section 404 of the Controlled Sub2 stances Act (21 U.S.C. 844) or any covered non3 violent offense involving marijuana, the court shall 

4 enter an order that each record and portion thereof 

5 that relates to the offense shall be sealed automati6 cally on the date that is 1 year after the covered in7 dividual fulfills each requirement of the sentence, in8 cluding— 

9 ‘‘(A) completing each term of imprison10 ment, probation, or supervised release; and 

11 ‘‘(B) satisfying each condition of imprison12 ment, probation, or supervised release. 

13 ‘‘(2) ACQUITTAL; DETERMINATION NOT TO FILE

14 CHARGES.— 

15 ‘‘(A) ACQUITTAL.—Not later than 60 days 

16 after the date on which a covered individual is 

17 acquitted, exonerated, or otherwise subject to a 

18 judgment which did not result in a conviction 

19 for a Federal offense, each record or portion 

20 thereof that relates to the Federal offense shall 

21 be sealed automatically. 

22 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION NOT TO FILE

23 CHARGES.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If a covered indi25 vidual is arrested for a Federal offense and 


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1 the Government does not file charges 

2 against the covered individual in relation 

3 to the Federal offense before the date that 

4 is 180 days after the date on which the ar5 rest was made, each record or portion 

6 thereof that relates to the arrest and Fed7 eral offense shall be sealed automatically 

8 on such date. 

9 ‘‘(ii) UNSEALING FOR FILING OF

10 CHARGES.—At the request of the Govern11 ment, a court may unseal a record sealed 

12 under clause (i) in order for the Govern13 ment to file charges against the covered in14 dividual in relation to the Federal offense 

15 described in clause (i). 

16 ‘‘(iii) LIMITATION.—If a record is un17 sealed under clause (ii), the record may 

18 only be resealed in accordance with para19 graph (1) or subparagraph (A) of this 

20 paragraph. 

21 ‘‘(c) EFFECT OF SEALING ORDER.— 

22 ‘‘(1) PROTECTION FROM ACCESS.—Except as 

23 provided in paragraph (4), a record that has been 

24 sealed under this section or section 3560A shall not 

25 be accessible to any person. 


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1 ‘‘(2) PROTECTION FROM PERJURY LAWS.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

3 subparagraph (B), an individual whose record 

4 has been sealed pursuant to this section shall 

5 not be required to disclose the existence of or 

6 any information contained in the sealed record 

7 of the individual, and shall not be subject to 

8 prosecution under any civil or criminal provi9 sion of Federal or State law relating to perjury, 

10 false swearing, or making a false statement, in11 cluding under section 1001, 1621, 1622, or 

12 1623, for failing to recite or acknowledge any 

13 information that has been sealed with respect to 

14 the offense, or respond to any inquiry made of 

15 the individual, relating to the protected infor16 mation. 

17 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—An individual whose 

18 record has been sealed pursuant to this section 

19 shall disclose information contained in such 

20 record— 

21 ‘‘(i) when testifying in court; 

22 ‘‘(ii) in the course of questioning by a 

23 law enforcement officer in connection with 

24 a subsequent criminal investigation; or 


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1 ‘‘(iii) in connection with employment 

2 or another authorization described in sub3 clauses (I) through (IV) of paragraph 

4 (4)(A)(ii) that the individual is seeking. 

5 ‘‘(3) BACKGROUND CHECKS.—Except as pro6 vided in paragraph (4), the existence of a record of 

7 an individual which has been sealed pursuant to this 

8 section, or the information contained therein, shall 

9 not be included in any background check conducted 

10 on such individual. 

11 ‘‘(4) EXCEPTIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COURT AC13 CESS.—An officer or employee of a law enforce14 ment agency or a court may access a record of 

15 an individual which has been sealed pursuant to 

16 this section and is in the possession of the 

17 agency or court, or another law enforcement 

18 agency or court, solely— 

19 ‘‘(i) for investigatory or prosecutorial 

20 purposes; or 

21 ‘‘(ii) for a background check that re22 lates to— 

23 ‘‘(I) employment with a law en24 forcement agency; 


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1 ‘‘(II) any position that a Federal 

2 agency designates as a— 

3 ‘‘(aa) national security posi4 tion; or 

5 ‘‘(bb) high-risk, public trust 

6 position; 

7 ‘‘(III) the manufacture, importa8 tion, sale, transfer, possession, or car9 rying of firearms, explosives, or am10 munition; or 

11 ‘‘(IV) employment in a position 

12 involving the manufacture, importa13 tion, handling, sale, or transfer of 

14 controlled substances, as that term is 

15 defined in section 102 of the Con16 trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 

17 802), or where the employment would 

18 provide access to such controlled sub19 stances. 

20 ‘‘(B) DISCLOSURE.—An officer or em21 ployee of a law enforcement agency or a court 

22 may disclose information contained in a sealed 

23 record only in order to carry out the purposes 

24 described in subparagraph (A). 


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1 ‘‘(d) INDIVIDUAL ACCESS.—Any individual whose 

2 record has been sealed pursuant to this section or section 

3 3560A may access the information contained in the sealed 

4 record of the individual. 

5 ‘‘(e) PENALTY FOR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Whoever knowingly ac7 cesses or discloses information contained in a record 

8 sealed under this section or section 3560A in a man9 ner that is prohibited under this section, shall be 

10 fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 

11 1 year, or both. 

12 ‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

13 this subsection prevents a covered individual or an 

14 individual who was the crime victim (as such term 

15 is defined in section 3771(e)) from accessing or dis16 closing information contained in record sealed under 

17 this section or section 3560A. 

18 ‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec19 tion or section 3560A shall abrogate or constrain the au20 thority of a judge or judicial body to vacate a judgment 

21 or sentence. 

22 ‘‘(g) RULEMAKING.—The Attorney General shall, by 

23 rule, establish a process to ensure that any record in the 

24 possession of a Federal agency required to be sealed under 


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1 this section is automatically sealed in accordance with this 

2 section. 

3 ‘‘(h) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to an 

4 arrest that occurred or conviction that was entered before, 

5 on, or after the date of enactment of this section. Not later 

6 than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, 

7 the Attorney General shall ensure that any record related 

8 to an arrest or conviction that occurred or was entered 

9 prior to the automatic sealing of such a record, which 

10 record is required to be sealed under this section, is so 

11 sealed. 

12 ‘‘(i) EMPLOYER IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.—An 

13 employer who employs or otherwise engages an individual 

14 whose criminal records were sealed pursuant to this sec15 tion shall be immune from liability for any claim arising 

16 out of the misconduct of the individual, if the misconduct 

17 relates to the portion of the criminal records that were 

18 sealed pursuant to this section. 

19 ‘‘(j) ESTABLISHMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrative Office 

21 of the United States Courts or the Attorney General 

22 shall enter into a contract with or make grants to 

23 an organization with expertise in creating digital and 

24 technological systems to develop an efficient and ef25 fective process for— 


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1 ‘‘(A) sealing records in accordance with 

2 this section and section 3560A; and 

3 ‘‘(B) enabling access to sealed records by 

4 Federal and non-Federal law enforcement agen5 cies for the purposes set forth in subsection 

6 (c)(4)(A) of this section. 

7 ‘‘§ 3560A. Sealing of certain records upon petition 

8 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

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

10 means a Federal criminal offense that is not— 

11 ‘‘(A) murder; 

12 ‘‘(B) voluntary manslaughter; 

13 ‘‘(C) kidnapping; 

14 ‘‘(D) aggravated assault; 

15 ‘‘(E) a forcible sex offense; 

16 ‘‘(F) robbery; 

17 ‘‘(G) arson; 

18 ‘‘(H) extortion; or 

19 ‘‘(I) the use or unlawful possession of— 

20 ‘‘(i) a firearm, as defined in section 

21 5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

22 1986; or 

23 ‘‘(ii) explosive materials, as defined in 

24 section 841(c); 


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1 ‘‘(J) a sex offense, as defined in section 

2 111 of the Sex Offender Registration and Noti3 fication Act (34 U.S.C. 20911); 

4 ‘‘(K) torture, in violation of section 2340A; 

5 ‘‘(L) interstate domestic violence, in viola6 tion of section 2261; 

7 ‘‘(M) an offense under chapter 77; or 

8 ‘‘(N) an attempt or conspiracy to commit 

9 an offense described in subparagraphs (A) 

10 through (M); 

11 ‘‘(2) the term ‘eligible individual’ means an in12 dividual who— 

13 ‘‘(A) has been convicted of a covered non14 violent offense; 

15 ‘‘(B) has fulfilled each requirement of the 

16 sentence for the covered nonviolent offense, in17 cluding— 

18 ‘‘(i) completing each term of imprison19 ment, probation, or supervised release; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) satisfying each condition of im21 prisonment, probation, or supervised re22 lease; 

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

24 2 felonies that are covered nonviolent offenses, 

25 including any such convictions that have been 


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1 sealed (except that for purposes of this sub2 paragraph, 2 or more felony convictions that 

3 are covered nonviolent offenses arising out of 

4 the same act, or acts committed at the same 

5 time, shall be treated as one felony conviction); 

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

7 that is not a covered nonviolent offense; and 

8 ‘‘(E) has not been convicted of any offense 

9 related to treason, terrorism, access and trans10 mission of sensitive defense information, or 

11 other national security related convictions; 

12 ‘‘(3) the term ‘petitioner’ means an individual 

13 who files a sealing petition; 

14 ‘‘(4) the term ‘protected information’, with re15 spect to a covered nonviolent offense, means any ref16 erence to— 

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

18 an individual for the offense; 

19 ‘‘(B) the institution of criminal pro20 ceedings against an individual for the offense; 

21 or 

22 ‘‘(C) the result of criminal proceedings de23 scribed in subparagraph (B); 

24 ‘‘(5) the term ‘sealing hearing’ means a hearing 

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

2 for a sealing order filed under subsection (b). 

3 ‘‘(b) RIGHT TO FILE SEALING PETITION.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On and after the date that 

5 is 1 year after the date on which the eligible indi6 vidual has fulfilled each requirement described in 

7 subsection (a)(2)(B), an eligible individual may file 

8 a petition for a sealing order with respect to a cov9 ered nonviolent offense in a district court of the 

10 United States. 

11 ‘‘(2) NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO FILE PETI12 TION.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If an individual is 

14 convicted of a covered nonviolent offense and 

15 will potentially be eligible to file a sealing peti16 tion with respect to the offense upon fulfilling 

17 each requirement of the sentence for the offense 

18 as described in subsection (a)(2)(B), the court 

19 in which the individual is convicted shall, in 

20 writing, inform the individual, on each date de21 scribed in subparagraph (B), of— 

22 ‘‘(i) that potential eligibility; 

23 ‘‘(ii) the necessary procedures for fil24 ing the sealing petition; and 

25 ‘‘(iii) the benefits of sealing a record. 


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1 ‘‘(B) DATES.—The dates described in this 

2 subparagraph are— 

3 ‘‘(i) the date on which the individual 

4 is convicted; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) the date on which the individual 

6 has completed every term of imprisonment, 

7 probation, or supervised release relating to 

8 the offense. 

9 ‘‘(c) PROCEDURES.— 

10 ‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION TO PROSECUTOR.—If an in11 dividual files a petition under subsection (b), the dis12 trict court in which the petition is filed shall provide 

13 notice of the petition— 

14 ‘‘(A) to the office of the United States at15 torney that prosecuted the petitioner for the of16 fense; and 

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

18 any other individual that the petitioner deter19 mines may testify as to the— 

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

21 date of the offense; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) reasons that the sealing order 

23 should be entered. 

24 ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION TO CRIME VICTIMS.—Upon 

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1 an office of the United States attorney, the office 

2 shall make reasonable efforts to identify any indi3 vidual who was a crime victim (as such term is de4 fined in section 3771) of the offense and provide no5 tice of the petition. 

6 ‘‘(3) HEARING.— 

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

8 days after the date on which an individual files 

9 a sealing petition, the district court shall— 

10 ‘‘(i) except as provided in subpara11 graph (D), conduct a hearing in accord12 ance with subparagraph (B); and 

13 ‘‘(ii) determine whether to enter a 

14 sealing order for the individual in accord15 ance with paragraph (4). 

16 ‘‘(B) OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY AND

17 OFFER EVIDENCE.— 

18 ‘‘(i) PETITIONER.—The petitioner 

19 may testify or offer evidence at the sealing 

20 hearing in support of sealing. 

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

22 United States attorney that receives notice 

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1 the sealing hearing in support of or 

2 against sealing. 

3 ‘‘(iii) OTHER INDIVIDUALS.—At the 

4 request of a petitioner, the district court in 

5 which the petition is filed shall issue a sub6 poena requiring an individual who receives 

7 notice under paragraph (1)(B) to testify or 

8 offer evidence at the sealing hearing as to 

9 the issues described in clauses (i) and (ii) 

10 of that paragraph. 

11 ‘‘(C) MAGISTRATE JUDGES.— 

12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A magistrate 

13 judge may preside over a hearing under 

14 this paragraph, and submit to a judge of 

15 the court proposed findings of fact and 

16 recommendations for the disposition, by a 

17 judge of the court, of any sealing petition 

18 filed under this subsection. 

19 ‘‘(ii) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 

20 than 14 days after being served with a 

21 copy, any party may serve and file written 

22 objections to the proposed findings and 

23 recommendations of the magistrate judge 

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1 tion of those portions of the report or spec2 ified proposed findings or recommenda3 tions to which objection is made. A judge 

4 of the court may accept, reject, or modify, 

5 in whole or in part, the findings or rec6 ommendations made by the magistrate 

7 judge. The judge may also receive further 

8 evidence or recommit the matter to the 

9 magistrate judge with instructions. 

10 ‘‘(D) WAIVER OF HEARING.—If the peti11 tioner and the United States attorney that re12 ceives notice under paragraph (1)(A) so agree, 

13 the court shall make a determination under 

14 paragraph (4) without a hearing. 

15 ‘‘(4) BASIS FOR DECISION.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In determining wheth17 er to enter a sealing order with respect to pro18 tected information relating to a covered non19 violent offense, the court— 

20 ‘‘(i) shall consider— 

21 ‘‘(I) the petition and any docu22 ments in the possession of the court; 

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1 ‘‘(II) all evidence and testimony 

2 presented at the sealing hearing, if 

3 such a hearing is conducted; 

4 ‘‘(ii) may not consider any non-Fed5 eral crimes of which the petitioner has not 

6 been convicted; and 

7 ‘‘(iii) shall balance— 

8 ‘‘(I)(aa) the interest of public 

9 knowledge and safety; and 

10 ‘‘(bb) the legitimate interest, if 

11 any, of the Government in maintain12 ing the accessibility of the protected 

13 information, including any potential 

14 impact of sealing the protected infor15 mation on Federal licensure, permit, 

16 or employment restrictions; against 

17 ‘‘(II)(aa) the conduct and dem18 onstrated desire of the petitioner to be 

19 rehabilitated and positively contribute 

20 to the community; and 

21 ‘‘(bb) the interest of the peti22 tioner in having the protected infor23 mation sealed, including the harm of 

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1 ity of the petitioner to secure and 

2 maintain employment. 

3 ‘‘(B) BURDEN ON GOVERNMENT.—The 

4 burden shall be on the Government to show 

5 that the interests under subclause (I) of sub6 paragraph (A)(iii) outweigh the interests of the 

7 petitioner under subclause (II) of that subpara8 graph. 

9 ‘‘(5) WAITING PERIOD AFTER DENIAL.—If the 

10 district court denies a sealing petition, the petitioner 

11 may not file a new sealing petition with respect to 

12 the same offense until the date that is 2 years after 

13 the date of the denial. 

14 ‘‘(6) UNIVERSAL FORM.—The Director of the 

15 Administrative Office of the United States Courts 

16 shall create a universal form, available over the 

17 internet and in paper form, that an individual may 

18 use to file a sealing petition. 

19 ‘‘(7) FEE WAIVER.—The Director of the Ad20 ministrative Office of the United States Courts shall 

21 by regulation establish a minimally burdensome 

22 process under which indigent petitioners may obtain 

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


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1 ‘‘(8) EFFECT OF SEALING.—Subsections (c) 

2 through (e) of section 3560 shall apply to any record 

3 that is sealed under this section. 

4 ‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec5 tion may be construed to require a covered individual (as 

6 such term is defined in section 3560) to submit a sealing 

7 petition with respect to records required to be automati8 cally sealed under section 3560. 

9 ‘‘(e) REPORTING.—Not later than 2 years after the 

10 date of enactment of this section, and each year there11 after, each district court of the United States shall issue 

12 a public report that— 

13 ‘‘(1) describes— 

14 ‘‘(A) the number of sealing petitions grant15 ed and denied under this section; and 

16 ‘‘(B) the number of instances in which the 

17 office of a United States attorney supported or 

18 opposed a sealing petition; 

19 ‘‘(2) includes any supporting data that the 

20 court determines relevant and that does not name 

21 any petitioner; and 

22 ‘‘(3) disaggregates all relevant data by race, 

23 ethnicity, gender, and the nature of the offense. 

24 ‘‘(f) EMPLOYER IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.—An 

25 employer who employs or otherwise engages an individual 


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1 whose criminal records were sealed pursuant to this sec2 tion shall be immune from liability for any claim arising 

3 out of the misconduct of the individual, if the misconduct 

4 relates to the portion of the criminal records that were 

5 sealed pursuant to this section.’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections for 

7 subchapter A of chapter 227 of title 18, United States 

8 Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

9 section 3559 the following: 

‘‘3560. Automatic sealing of certain records. 

‘‘3560A. Sealing of certain records upon petition.’’. 

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