imum period of confinement under subclause (I) 
or (II) of subparagraph (B)(ii) has expired. 
‘‘(E) CONDITIONS.—A room used for room 
confinement for a juvenile shall— 
‘‘(i) have not less than 80 square feet 
of floor space; 
‘‘(ii) have adequate lighting, heating 
or cooling (as applicable), and ventilation 
for the comfort of the juvenile; 
‘‘(iii) be suicide-resistant and protru-
sion-free; and 
‘‘(iv) have access to clean potable 
water, toilet facilities, and hygiene sup-
plies. 
‘‘(F) NOTICE.— 
‘‘(i) USE OF ROOM CONFINEMENT.— 
Not later than 1 business day after the 
date on which a juvenile facility places a 
covered juvenile in room confinement, the 
juvenile facility shall provide notice to the 
attorney of record for the juvenile. 
‘‘(ii) TRANSFER.—Not later than 24 
hours after a covered juvenile is trans-
ferred from a juvenile facility to another 
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location, the juvenile facility shall provide 
notice to— 
‘‘(I) the attorney of record for 
the juvenile; and 
‘‘(II) an authorized parent or 
guardian of the juvenile. 
‘‘(G) SPIRIT AND PURPOSE.—The use of 
consecutive periods of room confinement to 
evade the spirit and purpose of this subsection 
shall be prohibited. 
‘‘(c) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, and each year 
thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress 
a report that— 
‘‘(1) contains a detailed description of the type 
of physical force, restraints, and room confinement 
used at juvenile facilities; 
‘‘(2) describes the number of instances in which 
physical force, restraints, or room confinement are 
used at juvenile facilities, disaggregated by race, eth-
nicity, and gender; and 
‘‘(3) contains a detailed description of steps 
taken, in each instance in which room confinement 
is used at a juvenile facility, to address and remedy 
the underlying issue that led to behavioral interven-
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tion resulting in the use of room confinement, in-
cluding any positive or negative outcomes.’’. 
SEC. 4. STUDY AND REPORT ON COST SAVINGS FROM SEAL-
ING AND EXPUNGEMENT PROVISIONS. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et, shall conduct a study on the cost savings and 
broader economic impact of the sealing and 
expungement provisions in the amendments made by 
sections 2, 3, and 6 of this Act. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the study 
under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall 
consider— 
(A) the reduction in recidivism and associ-
ated cost savings related to corrections and 
public safety; 
(B) increased economic activity by former 
offenders, including by conducting an analysis 
of the tax revenue generated by that activity; 
and 
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(C) the economic impact on the household 
of former offenders and the children of former 
offenders. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the study conducted under 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 5. TANF ASSISTANCE AND SNAP BENEFITS. 
(a) REPEAL OF BAN ON ASSISTANCE.—Section 115 
of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996 (21 U.S.C. 862a) is repealed. 
(b) EFFECT ON STATE ELECTIONS TO OPT OUT OR 
LIMIT PERIOD OF PROHIBITION.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 115(e) of the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996 (21 U.S.C. 862a(e)) (as in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act); and 
(B) the term ‘‘TANF assistance or SNAP 
benefits’’ means assistance or benefits referred 
to in section 115(a) of the Personal Responsi-
bility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
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of 1996 (as in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of this Act). 
(2) EFFECT.—A law enacted by a State under 
the authority under subparagraph (A) or (B) of sub-
section (d)(1) of section 115 of the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996 (21 U.S.C. 862a) (as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act), and any 
State law or regulation enacted to carry out the re-
quirements of such section (as then in effect), that 
imposes conditions on eligibility for TANF assist-
ance or SNAP benefits shall have no force or effect. 
SEC. 6. STATE INCENTIVES. 
(a) COPS GRANTS PRIORITY.—Section 1701 of title 
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) subject to subsection (n)(1), from an appli-
cant in a State that has in effect— 
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‘‘(A) a law relating to the confidentiality, 
sealing, and expungement of juvenile records 
that is substantially similar to, or more gen-
erous to the former offender than, the amend-
ments made by subsections (b) through (d) of 
section 3 of the Record Expungement Designed 
to Enhance Employment Act of 2019; 
‘‘(B) a law prohibiting juvenile solitary 
confinement that is substantially similar to, or 
more restrictive than, the amendment made by 
subsection (e) of section 3 of the Record 
Expungement Designed to Enhance Employ-
ment Act of 2019; 
‘‘(C) a law relating to the sealing of adult 
records that is substantially similar to, or more 
generous to the former offender than, the 
amendments made by section 2 of the Record 
Expungement Designed to Enhance Employ-
ment Act of 2019; 
‘‘(D) subject to subsection (n)(2), a law 
that establishes that an adult criminal court 
may not have original jurisdiction over an indi-
vidual who was less than 18 years of age when 
the individual committed an offense; 
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‘‘(E) a law that allows an individual who 
has successfully sealed or expunged a criminal 
record to be free from civil and criminal perjury 
laws; or 
‘‘(F) a law or policy that ensures to the 
maximum extent practicable, for juveniles who 
have been arrested for or convicted of a crimi-
nal offense— 
‘‘(i) equal sentencing guidelines, with-
out regard to gender; and 
‘‘(ii) equal access, without regard to 
gender, to services, assistance, or benefits 
provided.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) RULES FOR PREFERENTIAL CONSIDERATION OF 
STATES WITH LAWS SIMILAR TO REDEEM ACT.— 
‘‘(1) DEGREE
OF
PRIORITY
COMMENSURATE 
WITH
DEGREE
OF
COMPLIANCE.—If the Attorney 
General, in awarding grants under this part, gives 
preferential consideration to any application as au-
thorized under subsection (c)(4), the Attorney Gen-
eral shall base the degree of preferential consider-
ation given to an application from an applicant in a 
particular State on the number of subparagraphs 
under that subsection that the State has satisfied, 
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relative to the number of such subparagraphs that 
each other State has satisfied. 
‘‘(2) JUVENILE TRANSFER PROVISIONS.—Sub-
section (c)(4)(D) shall not be construed to preclude 
from preferential consideration an application from 
an applicant in a State that— 
‘‘(A) has in effect a law that authorizes the 
transfer of an individual who is less than 18 
years of age to adult criminal court if the indi-
vidual commits a specified offense or an offense 
that falls under a specified category of offenses; 
or 
‘‘(B) exercises other case-specific transfer 
mechanisms.’’. 
(b) ATTORNEY GENERAL GUIDELINES AND TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Attorney General shall issue 
guidelines and provide technical assistance to assist States 
in complying with the incentive under paragraph (4) of 
section 1701(c) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(c)), as 
added by subsection (a). 
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SEC. 7. GENDER EQUALITY IN FEDERAL JUVENILE DELIN-
QUENCY PROCEEDINGS. 
(a) DISPOSITIONS.—Section 5037 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) GENDER EQUALITY.— 
‘‘(1) POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.—It is 
the policy of the United States that there should be 
no disparities based on gender in dispositions of ju-
venile cases. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTIVE TO SENTENCING COMMISSION 
AND COURTS.—The United States Sentencing Com-
mission, in promulgating sentencing guidelines and 
policy statements applicable to dispositions of dis-
trict courts exercising jurisdiction over juveniles, and 
the courts, in determining such dispositions, shall 
take care to avoid and remedy any disparities de-
scribed in paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) COMMITMENTS.—Section 5039 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended, in the second paragraph, by add-
ing at the end the following: ‘‘The Attorney General shall 
promulgate regulations that ensure, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, equal access, without regard to gender, 
to services, assistance, or benefits provided, to juveniles 
who have been arrested under Federal authority, or com-
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mitted pursuant to an adjudication under this chapter, for 
juvenile delinquency.’’. 
SEC. 8. ENSURING ACCURACY IN THE FBI BACKGROUND 
CHECK SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 534 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) ENSURING ACCURACY
IN
THE FBI BACK-
GROUND CHECK SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘applicant’ means the indi-
vidual to whom a record sought to be exchanged 
pertains; 
‘‘(B) the term ‘incomplete’, with respect to 
a record, means the record— 
‘‘(i) indicates that an individual was 
arrested but does not describe the offense 
for which the individual was arrested; or 
‘‘(ii) indicates that an individual was 
arrested or criminal proceedings were insti-
tuted against an individual but does not 
include the final disposition of the arrest 
or of the proceedings if a final disposition 
has been reached; 
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‘‘(C) the term ‘record’ means a record or 
other information collected under this section; 
‘‘(D) the term ‘reporting jurisdiction’ 
means any person or entity that provides a 
record to the Attorney General under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(E) the term ‘requesting entity’— 
‘‘(i) means a person or entity that 
seeks the exchange of a record for civil 
purposes that include employment, occupa-
tional licensing, occupational certification, 
housing, credit, or any other type of appli-
cation; and 
‘‘(ii) does not include a law enforce-
ment or intelligence agency that seeks the 
exchange of a record for— 
‘‘(I) investigative purposes; or 
‘‘(II) purposes relating to law en-
forcement employment. 
‘‘(2) INCOMPLETE OR INACCURATE RECORDS.— 
The Attorney General shall establish and enforce 
procedures to ensure the prompt release of accurate 
records exchanged for civil purposes through the 
records system created under this section. 
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‘‘(3) REQUIRED PROCEDURES.—The procedures 
established under paragraph (2) shall include the 
following: 
‘‘(A) INACCURATE RECORD OR INFORMA-
TION.—If the Attorney General determines that 
a record is inaccurate, the Attorney General 
shall, not later than 10 days after the date on 
which the requesting entity requests the ex-
change and before the exchange is made, 
promptly correct the record, including by mak-
ing deletions to the record if appropriate. 
‘‘(B) INCOMPLETE RECORD.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—If the Attorney 
General determines that a record is incom-
plete or cannot be verified, the Attorney 
General— 
‘‘(I) shall attempt to complete or 
verify the record; and 
‘‘(II) if unable to complete or 
verify the record, may promptly make 
any changes or deletions to the 
record. 
‘‘(ii) LACK
OF
DISPOSITION
OF
AR-
REST.—For purposes of this subpara-
graph, an incomplete record includes a 
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record that indicates there was an arrest 
and does not include the disposition of the 
arrest. 
‘‘(iii) OBTAINING DISPOSITION OF AR-
REST.—If the Attorney General determines 
that a record is an incomplete record de-
scribed in clause (ii), the Attorney General 
shall, not later than 10 days after the date 
on which the requesting entity requests the 
exchange and before the exchange is made, 
obtain the disposition (if any) of the ar-
rest. 
‘‘(C) NOTIFICATION OF REPORTING JURIS-
DICTION.—The Attorney General shall notify 
each appropriate reporting jurisdiction of any 
action taken under subparagraph (A) or (B). 
‘‘(D) OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW RECORDS 
BY
APPLICANT.—In connection with an ex-
change of a record under this section, the At-
torney General shall— 
‘‘(i) obtain the consent of the appli-
cant to exchange the record with the re-
questing entity; 
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‘‘(ii) at the time of consent, notify the 
applicant that the applicant can obtain a 
copy of the record; 
‘‘(iii) provide to the applicant an op-
portunity to— 
‘‘(I) obtain a copy of the record 
upon request; and 
‘‘(II) challenge the accuracy and 
completeness of the record; 
‘‘(iv) promptly notify the requesting 
entity of any such challenge; 
‘‘(v) not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the challenge is made, com-
plete an investigation of the challenge; 
‘‘(vi) provide to the applicant the spe-
cific findings and results of that investiga-
tion; 
‘‘(vii) promptly make any changes or 
deletions to the records required as a re-
sult of the challenge; and 
‘‘(viii) report those changes to the re-
questing entity. 
‘‘(E) CERTAIN EXCHANGES PROHIBITED.— 
An exchange shall not include any record— 
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‘‘(i) about an arrest more than 2 
years old as of the date of the request for 
the exchange, that does not also include a 
disposition (if any) of that arrest; 
‘‘(ii) relating to an adult or juvenile 
non-serious offense of the sort described in 
section 20.32(b) of title 28, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, as in effect on July 1, 
2009; or 
‘‘(iii) to the extent the record is not 
clearly an arrest or a disposition of an ar-
rest. 
‘‘(4) FEES.—The Attorney General may collect 
a reasonable fee for an exchange of records for civil 
purposes through the records system created under 
this section to defray the costs associated with ex-
changes for those purposes, including any costs asso-
ciated with the investigation of inaccurate or incom-
plete records.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS ON REASONABLE PROCEDURES.— 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Attorney General shall issue regulations to carry 
out section 534(g) of title 28, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a). 
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the implementation of sub-
section (g) of section 534 of title 28, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), that includes— 
(1) the number of exchanges of records for civil 
purposes made with entities in each State through 
the records system created under such section 534; 
(2) any prolonged failure of a reporting juris-
diction to comply with a request by the Attorney 
General for information about dispositions of ar-
rests; and 
(3) the numbers of successful and unsuccessful 
challenges to the accuracy and completeness of 
records, organized by State of origination of each 
record. 
SEC. 9. REPORT ON STATUTORY AND REGULATORY RE-
STRICTIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS BASED 
ON CRIMINAL RECORDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Labor and the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management, shall submit to 
Congress a report on each Federal statute, regulation, or 
policy that authorizes a restriction on, or disqualification 
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of, an applicant for employment or for a Federal license 
or permit based on the criminal record of the applicant. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF INFORMATION.—In the re-
port submitted under subsection (a), the Attorney General 
shall— 
(1) identify each occupation, position, license, 
or permit to which a restriction or disqualification 
described in subsection (a) applies; and 
(2) for each occupation, position, license, or 
permit identified under paragraph (1), include— 
(A) a description of the restriction or dis-
qualification; 
(B) the duration of the restriction or dis-
qualification; 
(C) an evaluation of the rationale for the 
restriction or disqualification and its continuing 
usefulness; 
(D) the procedures, if any, to appeal, 
waive, or exempt the restriction or disqualifica-
tion based on a showing of rehabilitation or 
other relevant evidence; 
(E) any information available about the 
numbers of individuals restricted or disqualified 
on the basis of a criminal record; and 
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(F) the identity of the Federal agency with 
jurisdiction over the restriction or disqualifica-
tion. 
Æ 
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