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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Social Work 
Research Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Social workers focus on the improvement of individual 
        and family functioning and the creation of effective health and 
        mental health prevention and treatment interventions in order 
        for individuals to become more productive members of society.
            (2) Social workers provide front line prevention and 
        treatment services in the areas of school violence, aging, teen 
        pregnancy, child abuse, domestic violence, juvenile crime, and 
        substance abuse, particularly in rural and underserved 
        communities.
            (3) Social workers are in a unique position to provide 
        valuable research information on these complex social concerns, 
        taking into account a wide range of social, medical, economic 
        and community influences from an interdisciplinary, family-
        centered and community-based approach.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH.

    Title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.), 
as amended by title I of Public Law 106-525, is amended--
            (1) in section 401(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 281(b)(2)), by adding 
        at the end the following:
            ``(H) The National Center for Social Work Research.''; and
            (2) in part E (42 U.S.C. 287 et seq.), by adding at the end 
        the following:

         ``Subpart 7--National Center for Social Work Research

``SEC. 485J. PURPOSE OF CENTER.

    ``The general purpose of the National Center for Social Work 
Research (referred to in this subpart as the `Center') is the conduct 
and support of, and dissemination of targeted research on social work 
methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern. 
The Center shall promote research and training designed to inform 
social work practice, thus increasing the knowledge base which promotes 
a healthier America. In addition, the Center shall provide policymakers 
with empirically-based research information to better understand 
complex social issues and make informed funding decisions about service 
effectiveness and cost efficiency.

``SEC. 485K. SPECIFIC AUTHORITIES.

    ``(a) In General.--To carry out the purpose described in section 
485J, the Director of the Center may provide research training and 
instruction and establish, in the Center and in other nonprofit 
institutions, research traineeships and fellowships in the study and 
investigation of the prevention of disease, health promotion, the 
association of socioeconomic status, gender, ethnicity, age, and 
geographical location and health, the social work care of persons with 
and families of individuals with acute and chronic illnesses, child 
abuse, neglect, and youth violence, and child and family care to 
address problems of significant social concern especially in 
underserved populations and underserved geographical areas.
    ``(b) Stipends and Allowances.--The Director of the Center may 
provide individuals receiving training and instruction or traineeships 
or fellowships under subsection (a) with such stipends and allowances 
(including amounts for travel and subsistence and dependency 
allowances) as the Director determines necessary.
    ``(c) Grants.--The Director of the Center may make grants to 
nonprofit institutions to provide training and instruction and 
traineeships and fellowships under subsection (a).

``SEC. 485L. ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    ``(a) Duties.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an 
        advisory council for the Center that shall advise, assist, 
        consult with, and make recommendations to the Secretary and the 
        Director of the Center on matters related to the activities 
carried out by and through the Center and the policies with respect to 
such activities.
            ``(2) Gifts.--The advisory council for the Center may 
        recommend to the Secretary the acceptance, in accordance with 
        section 231, of conditional gifts for study, investigations, 
        and research and for the acquisition of grounds or 
        construction, equipment, or maintenance of facilities for the 
        Center.
            ``(3) Other duties and functions.--The advisory council for 
        the Center--
                    ``(A)(i) may make recommendations to the Director 
                of the Center with respect to research to be conducted 
                by the Center;
                    ``(ii) may review applications for grants and 
                cooperative agreements for research or training and 
                recommend for approval applications for projects that 
                demonstrate the probability of making valuable 
                contributions to human knowledge; and
                    ``(iii) may review any grant, contract, or 
                cooperative agreement proposed to be made or entered 
                into by the Center;
                    ``(B) may collect, by correspondence or by personal 
                investigation, information relating to studies that are 
                being carried out in the United States or any other 
                country and, with the approval of the Director of the 
                Center, make such information available through 
                appropriate publications; and
                    ``(C) may appoint subcommittees and convene 
                workshops and conferences.
    ``(b) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The advisory council shall be composed 
        of the ex officio members described in paragraph (2) and not 
        more than 18 individuals to be appointed by the Secretary under 
        paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Ex officio members.--The ex officio members of the 
        advisory council shall include--
                    ``(A) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
                the Director of NIH, the Director of the Center, the 
                Chief Social Work Officer of the Veterans' 
                Administration, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
                Health Affairs, the Associate Director of Prevention 
                Research at the National Institute of Mental Health, 
                the Director of the Division of Epidemiology and 
                Services Research, the Assistant Secretary of Health 
                and Human Services for the Administration for Children 
                and Families, the Assistant Secretary of Education for 
                the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, the 
                Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
                for Community Planning and Development, and the 
                Assistant Attorney General for Office of Justice 
                Programs (or the designees of such officers); and
                    ``(B) such additional officers or employees of the 
                United States as the Secretary determines necessary for 
                the advisory council to effectively carry out its 
                functions.
            ``(3) Appointed members.--The Secretary shall appoint not 
        to exceed 18 individuals to the advisory council, of which--
                    ``(A) not more than two-thirds of such individual 
                shall be appointed from among the leading 
                representatives of the health and scientific 
                disciplines (including public health and the behavioral 
                or social sciences) relevant to the activities of the 
                Center, and at least 7 such individuals shall be 
                professional social workers who are recognized experts 
                in the area of clinical practice, education, policy, or 
                research; and
                    ``(B) not more than one-third of such individuals 
                shall be appointed from the general public and shall 
                include leaders in fields of public policy, law, health 
                policy, economics, and management.
        The Secretary shall make appointments to the advisory council 
        in such a manner as to ensure that the terms of the members do 
        not all expire in the same year.
            ``(4) Compensation.--Members of the advisory council who 
        are officers or employees of the United States shall not 
        receive any compensation for service on the advisory council. 
        The remaining members shall receive, for each day (including 
        travel time) they are engaged in the performance of the 
        functions of the advisory council, compensation at rates not to 
        exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for an 
        individual at grade GS-18 of the General Schedule.
    ``(c) Terms.--
            ``(1) In general.--The term of office of an individual 
        appointed to the advisory council under subsection (b)(3) shall 
        be 4 years, except that any individual appointed to fill a 
        vacancy on the advisory council shall serve for the remainder 
        of the unexpired term. A member may serve after the 
expiration of the member's term until a successor has been appointed.
            ``(2) Reappointments.--A member of the advisory council who 
        has been appointed under subsection (b)(3) for a term of 4 
        years may not be reappointed to the advisory council prior to 
        the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date on 
        which the prior term expired.
            ``(3) Vacancy.--If a vacancy occurs on the advisory council 
        among the members under subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall 
        make an appointment to fill that vacancy not later than 90 days 
        after the date on which the vacancy occurs.
    ``(d) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the advisory council shall 
be selected by the Secretary from among the members appointed under 
subsection (b)(3), except that the Secretary may select the Director of 
the Center to be the chairperson of the advisory council. The term of 
office of the chairperson shall be 2 years.
    ``(e) Meetings.--The advisory council shall meet at the call of the 
chairperson or upon the request of the Director of the Center, but not 
less than 3 times each fiscal year. The location of the meetings of the 
advisory council shall be subject to the approval of the Director of 
the Center.
    ``(f) Administrative Provisions.--The Director of the Center shall 
designate a member of the staff of the Center to serve as the executive 
secretary of the advisory council. The Director of the Center shall 
make available to the advisory council such staff, information, and 
other assistance as the council may require to carry out its functions. 
The Director of the Center shall provide orientation and training for 
new members of the advisory council to provide such members with such 
information and training as may be appropriate for their effective 
participation in the functions of the advisory council.
    ``(g) Comments and Recommendations.--The advisory council may 
prepare, for inclusion in the biennial report under section 485M--
            ``(1) comments with respect to the activities of the 
        advisory council in the fiscal years for which the report is 
        prepared;
            ``(2) comments on the progress of the Center in meeting its 
        objectives; and
            ``(3) recommendations with respect to the future direction 
        and program and policy emphasis of the center.
The advisory council may prepare such additional reports as it may 
determine appropriate.

``SEC. 485M. BIENNIAL REPORT.

    ``The Director of the Center, after consultation with the advisory 
council for the Center, shall prepare for inclusion in the biennial 
report under section 403, a biennial report that shall consist of a 
description of the activities of the Center and program policies of the 
Director of the Center in the fiscal years for which the report is 
prepared. The Director of the Center may prepare such additional 
reports as the Director determines appropriate. The Director of the 
Center shall provide the advisory council of the Center an opportunity 
for the submission of the written comments described in section 
485L(g).

``SEC. 485N. QUARTERLY REPORT.

    ``The Director of the Center shall prepare a quarterly report to 
Congress with a summary of findings and policy implications from 
research conducted or supported through the Center.

``SEC. 485O. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``For the purpose of carrying out this subpart, there is authorized 
to be appropriated $30,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 
through 2006.''.
[EX A]: National Center for Social Work Research Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Social Work Research (and a related advisory council) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern.Sets forth reporting requirements.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. CONSERVATION FLEX PROGRAM OPTION.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--The Agricultural Act of 1949 is 
amended by inserting after section 115 (7 U.S.C. 1445k) the following 
new section:
``SEC. 116. CONSERVATION FLEX PROGRAM OPTION.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a voluntary 
conservation flex program option to assist producers of agricultural 
commodities in adopting integrated, site-specific farm management plans 
through the reduction of farm program barriers to resource stewardship 
practices and systems.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `program' means the conservation flex 
        program option established under this section.
            ``(2) The term `plan' means a site-specific farm management 
        plan prepared by the producer and approved by the Secretary.
            ``(3) The term `alternative crops' means experimental and 
        industrial crops which conserve soil and water.
            ``(4) The term `breeding cattle' means bulls, dams, and 
        heifers held solely for the production of calves, but shall not 
        include weaned calves being grown for slaughter or dairy 
        cattle.
            ``(5) The term `legume' means any legume, including 
        alfalfa, clover, lentils, lupine, medic, peas, soybeans, and 
        vetch grown for use as a forage, green manure, or biomass 
        feedstock, but not including any pulse crop from which the 
        seeds are harvested and sold for purposes other than use as 
        seed for planting.
            ``(6) The term `resource-conserving crop' means legumes, 
        grasses, brassica cover crops and forages, alternative crops, 
        any interseeded or relay-planted combination of such crops, any 
        interseeded or relay-planted combination of such crops and 
        small grains, and such other crops as the Secretary may 
        designate.
            ``(7) The term `resource-conserving crop rotation' means a 
        crop rotation which includes at least one resource-conserving 
        crop and that reduces erosion, maintains or improves soil 
        fertility, tilth and structure, interrupts pest cycles, or 
        conserves water.
            ``(8) The term `rotational grazing' means planting forage, 
        dividing pastures into paddocks, and using grazing rotations to 
        increase forage quality and production, improve vegetative 
        cover, and reduce sediment and nutrient runoff.
            ``(9) The term `small grains' means any small grain, 
        including barley, buckwheat, oats, rye, spelt, and triticale, 
        but not including wheat, except for wheat grown for nonhuman 
        consumption.
            ``(10) The term `special conservation practices' means 
        field borders, contour grass strips, grass waterways, filter 
        strips, grass windbreaks, buffer areas, wildlife habitat 
        plantings, habitat plantings for beneficial organisms that aid 
        in the control of pests, and such other practices as the 
        Secretary may designate.
    ``(c) Eligible Producers.--To be eligible to participate in the 
program, a producer must prepare and submit to the Secretary for 
approval a site-specific farm management plan, which may at the 
producer's option be integrated with any conservation plan developed 
pursuant to section 1212 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3812) and any other conservation or natural resource plan required for 
producer participation in any program within the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary.
    ``(d) Agreements.--Upon the approval of a plan submitted by a 
producer under subsection (c), the Secretary shall enter into an 
agreement with the producer that specifies the crop acreage bases being 
enrolled in the program. The agreement shall be for a period of not 
less than one year, nor more than seven years, as determined by the 
producer. The agreement may be renewed upon the mutual agreement of the 
Secretary and the producer.
    ``(e) Producer Responsibilities Under Agreement.--Under the terms 
of an agreement entered into under subsection (d), a producer shall 
agree--
            ``(1) to actively comply with the terms and conditions of 
        the applicable plan, as approved by the Secretary;
            ``(2) to devote to a resource-conserving crop--
                    ``(A) not less than 15 percent of the crop acreage 
                bases of the producer enrolled under such program; or
                    ``(B) not less than 15 percent of the producer's 
                total crop acres, if the sum of resource-conserving 
                crop acres on non-base acres and total crop acreage 
                bases on the farm does not exceed the county average 
                base-to-cropland ratio; and
            ``(3) to keep such records as the Secretary may reasonably 
        require for purposes of program evaluation.
    ``(f) Requirements of the Plan.--To be approved by the Secretary, a 
plan submitted by a producer must--
            ``(1) specify the crop acreage bases the producer chooses 
        to enroll in the program;
            ``(2) describe the resource-conserving crop rotation, 
        special conservation practices, rotational grazing, or biomass 
        production operations and practices to be implemented and 
        maintained on such acreage during the agreement period which 
        fulfill the purposes of the program;
            ``(3) contain a schedule for the implementation, 
        improvement and maintenance of the resource-conserving crop 
        rotation, special conservation practices, rotational grazing, 
        or biomass operations and practices described in the plan; and
            ``(4) contain such other terms as the Secretary may 
        require.
    ``(g) Program Administration, Certification, and Termination.--
            ``(1) Program administration, technical assistance, and 
        flexibility.--
                    ``(A) Administration.--The program shall be 
                administered by the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Technical assistance.--In administering the 
                program, the Secretary, in consultation with the local 
                conservation districts and any State or local 
                authorities deemed appropriate by the Secretary, shall 
                provide technical assistance to a producer in 
                developing and implementing a plan, evaluating the 
                effectiveness of a plan, and assessing the costs and 
                benefits of farming operations and practices. If 
                requested by a producer, the Secretary shall provide 
                technical assistance to help the producer comply with 
                Federal, State, and local requirements designed to 
                protect soil, wetlands, wildlife habitat, the quality 
                of ground water and surface water, or other natural 
                resources.
                    ``(C) Flexibility.--In administering the program, 
                the Secretary shall provide sufficient flexibility for 
                a producer to revise the producer's plan to respond to 
                changes in market conditions, weather, or technology or 
                to adjust and modify the farming operation, except that 
                such revisions must be consistent with the purposes of 
                the program and approved by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Certification.--The Secretary shall certify producer 
        compliance with the terms and conditions of the plan.
            ``(3) Termination.--The Secretary may terminate an 
        agreement entered into with a producer under this program if--
                    ``(A) the producer agrees to such termination; or
                    ``(B) the producer violates the terms and 
                conditions of such agreement.
    ``(h) Program Rules.--
            ``(1) Base and yield protection.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the Secretary shall not reduce crop acreage 
        bases or farm program payment yields as a result of the 
        planting of a resource-conserving crop.
            ``(2) Payment acres.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
        of law, the Secretary shall not reduce any farm program loans, 
        payments, or benefits of a program participant as a result of 
        the planting of a resource-conserving crop.
            ``(3) Payment rate.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Secretary shall provide deficiency payments on 
        resource-conserving crop acreage eligible for payments at a 
        rate not less than the projected deficiency payment rate, as 
        determined and announced each year by the Secretary prior to 
        the period during which producers may agree to participate in 
        the program.
            ``(4) Payment acre protection.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the Secretary shall not reduce the payment 
        acres or the established price for a program participant who 
        has entered into an agreement with the Secretary for a fixed 
        period of time.
            ``(5) Resource-conserving crops on normal flex acreage.--
        Acreage devoted to resource-conserving crops under this program 
        may, at the discretion of the producer, be designated as normal 
        flex acreage.
            ``(6) Adjustments in production adjustment requirements.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall 
        make fair and equitable adjustments in acreage limitation 
        requirements applicable to a producer participating in the 
        program giving due consideration to crop rotation, special 
        conservation practices, rotational grazing, biomass production, 
        and other appropriate factors resulting from the implementation 
        of a plan. If the Secretary determines that the reduction in 
        program crop production on a participating farm referred to in 
        the preceding sentence will equal or exceed any reduction in 
        crop production which, in the absence of participation in the 
        program, would occur as a result of acreage limitation 
        requirements, the Secretary shall waive such acreage limitation 
        requirements for the farm. If the resource conserving crop 
        includes a farm program feed grain crop planted on the base 
        acres of another farm program feed grain crop, the Secretary 
        shall take into account the established or county average yield 
        of the two feed grains for the purposes of making the 
        adjustment or waiver.
            ``(7) Total base acreage flexibility.--Notwithstanding any 
        other provision of law, the Secretary shall allow participants 
        in this program to plant farm program crops and oilseeds in any 
        proportion on a producer's total acreage of farm program crop 
        base and historic oilseeds acreage without affecting farm 
        program payments.
            ``(8) Crop insurance.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
        of law, acreage devoted to resource-conserving crops under this 
        program shall be eligible for crop insurance pursuant to the 
        Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
            ``(9) Haying and grazing restriction.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall not make any 
                farm program payments to a producer, who is otherwise 
                eligible to receive such payments, for acreage enrolled 
                in the program if the producer, during the consecutive 
                five month period in each State in which haying and 
                grazing of conserving use acres may be prohibited under 
                the provisions of this Act, grazes breeding cattle or 
                nursing calves or harvests and sells hay on payment 
                acres.
                    ``(B) Transition option.--The restriction in 
                subparagraph (A) shall not apply in the case of a 
                producer who agrees to retire all base acreage enrolled 
                in the program at the end of the agreement period.
                    ``(C) Emergency haying and grazing.--The Secretary 
                shall release acreage devoted to resource-conserving 
                crops for emergency haying and grazing as the result of 
                a natural disaster when the Secretary permits unlimited 
                haying and grazing on--
                            ``(i) reduced acreage under this Act;
                            ``(ii) acreage devoted to a conservation 
                        use under this Act;
                            ``(iii) acreage diverted from production 
                        under a land diversion program established 
                        under this Act; or
                            ``(iv) acreage enrolled in the conservation 
                        reserve program under the Food Security Act of 
                        1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.).''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1451 of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5822) is repealed.
[EX A]: Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a voluntary conservation flex program which will permit producers to adopt integrated site-specific farm management plans.  Includes within such plans resource-conserving crops, crop rotation, and rotational grazing.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Chance for Youth Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. YOUTH SEALING AND EXPUNGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 229 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

   ``SUBCHAPTER D--EXPUNGEMENT AND SEALING OF YOUTH CRIMINAL RECORDS

``Sec.
``3631. Youth Offense Expungement and Sealing Review Board.
``3632. Expungement and sealing for youth.
``3633. Definitions.
``3634. Reporting.
``Sec. 3631. Youth Offense Expungement and Sealing Review Board
    ``(a) In General.--The Chief Judge for each Federal District shall 
establish--
            ``(1) a Youth Offense Expungement and Sealing Review Board 
        (hereinafter in this section referred to as the `Review Board') 
        to review petitions for discretionary expungement and sealing 
        of youth offenses; and
            ``(2) the rules and procedures governing the operation of 
        the Review Board in the exercise of its powers under subsection 
        (c).
    ``(b) Composition.--The Review Board shall include one 
representative, selected by the Chief Judge to serve without 
compensation, from each of the following:
            ``(1) The Department of Justice.
            ``(2) The United States Probation and Pretrial Services 
        System.
            ``(3) The Office of the Federal Defender or a designated 
        Criminal Justice Act panel attorney or private criminal defense 
        attorney.
    ``(c) Powers.--The Review Board shall--
            ``(1) review petitions under this subchapter to determine 
        whether the youth, and the offense on which the petition is 
        based, meet the eligibility requirements for expungement or 
        sealing consideration;
            ``(2) for petitions meeting the eligibility requirements, 
        evaluate those petitions on the merits in order to make a 
        recommendation on the advisability of granting the petition; 
        and
            ``(3) convey its recommendation, with a written 
        explanation, to the Chief Judge in each Federal District, or a 
        designee of the Chief Judge, for consideration.
    ``(d) Recommendation.--In making its recommendation, the Review 
Board--
            ``(1) shall consider all the evidence and testimony 
        presented in the petition and any hearings held on the 
        petition;
            ``(2) may not consider any arrest or prosecution that did 
        not result in a conviction and that took place prior to the 
        conviction or arrest the petitioner is seeking to expunge or 
        seal; and
            ``(3) shall balance--
                    ``(A) the public safety, the interest of public 
                knowledge, and any legitimate interest of the 
                Government in maintaining the accessibility of the 
                protected information; against
                    ``(B) the interest of the petitioner in having the 
                petition granted, including the benefit to the 
                petition's ability to positively contribute to the 
                community, and the petitioner's conduct and 
                demonstrated desire to be rehabilitated.
    ``(e) Court To Consider and Decide Upon Petitions.--The Court shall 
consider and decide upon each petition for which the court receives a 
recommendation from the Review Board. The Court's decision to grant or 
deny the petition shall give significant weight to the Review Board 
recommendation. The Court shall grant the petition unless the 
Government shows the interests described in subsection (d)(3)(A) 
outweigh the interests of the petitioner described in subsection 
(d)(3)(B).
    ``(f) One Opportunity.--A youth may only file a petition for 
expungement or sealing under this subchapter once and the decision of 
the district court on the petition shall be final and is not 
appealable.
    ``(g) Online Forms for Petitions.--The Director of the 
Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall create and make 
available to the public, online and in paper form, a universal form to 
file a petition under this section, and establish a process under which 
indigent petitioners may obtain a waiver of any fee for filing a 
petition under this section.
    ``(h) Making Available Standard Forms for Court Orders.--The 
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall 
create and make available to the Chief Judge of every Federal district 
standard expungement and sealing orders that empower the petitioner to 
seek destruction of records in accordance with the order.
``Sec. 3632. Expungement and sealing for youth
    ``(a) Expungement Petition Eligibility.--A youth may petition a 
district court of the United States for expungement--
            ``(1) of the record of any misdemeanor or nonviolent felony 
        drug conviction 3 years after the youth has completed every 
        term of imprisonment related to that misdemeanor or nonviolent 
        felony drug conviction;
            ``(2) of the record of any person who has not attained the 
        age of 18 at the time of committing the conduct resulting in 
        conviction for any misdemeanor or nonviolent offense 3 years 
        after the person has completed every term of imprisonment 
        related to that misdemeanor or nonviolent offense conviction; 
        and
            ``(3) of the record of an arrest or prosecution for any 
        nonviolent offense on the date on which the case related to 
        that arrest or prosecution is disposed of.
    ``(b) Sealing Petition Eligibility.--A youth may petition a 
district court of the United States, for sealing--
            ``(1) of the record of any nonviolent conviction 5 years 
        after the youth has completed every term of imprisonment 
        related to that nonviolent conviction;
            ``(2) of the record of any person who has not attained the 
        age of 18 at the time of committing the conduct resulting in 
        conviction for any offense 10 years after the person has 
        completed every term of imprisonment related to that offense 
        conviction; and
            ``(3) of the record of an arrest or prosecution for any 
        nonviolent offense on the date on which the case related to 
        that arrest or prosecution is disposed of.
    ``(c) Notice of Opportunity To File Petition.--A youth shall be 
informed of the eligibility to, procedures for, and benefits of filing 
an expungement or sealing petition--
            ``(1) by the District Court on the date of conviction;
            ``(2) by the Office of Probation and Pretrial Services on 
        the date the youth completes every term of imprisonment; or
            ``(3) if the arrest or prosecution does not result in a 
        conviction, then by the Department of Justice on the date the 
        case is disposed of.
    ``(d) Grant of Petition.--If a court grants a petition under this 
section--
            ``(1) the person to whom the record pertains may choose to, 
        but is not required to, disclose the existence of the record, 
        and the offense conduct and any arrest, juvenile delinquency 
        proceeding, adjudication, conviction, or other result of such 
        proceeding relating to the offense conduct, shall be treated as 
        if it never occurred;
            ``(2) the court shall destroy each paper and electronic 
        copy of the record in the possession of the court;
            ``(3) the court shall issue an expungement or sealing order 
        requiring the destruction of any paper and electronic copies of 
        the record by any court, law enforcement officer, law 
        enforcement agency, treatment or rehabilitation services 
        agency, or employee thereof in possession of those copies;
            ``(4) any entity or person listed in paragraph (3) that 
        receives an inquiry relating to the record shall reply to the 
        inquiry stating that no such record exists; and
            ``(5) except as provided in subsection (f), no person shall 
        not be subject to prosecution under any civil or criminal 
        provision of Federal or State law relating to perjury, false 
        swearing, or making a false statement for failing to 
        acknowledge the record or respond to any inquiry made of the of 
        petitioner or the parent relating to the record, for any 
        purpose.
    ``(e) Civil Actions.--
            ``(1) In general.--If an individual who has a record 
        expunged or sealed under this section brings an action that 
        might be defended with the contents of the record, there shall 
        be a rebuttable presumption that the defendant has a complete 
        defense to the action.
            ``(2) Showing by plaintiff.--In an action described in 
        paragraph (1), the plaintiff may rebut the presumption of a 
        complete defense by showing that the contents of the record 
        would not prevent the defendant from being liable.
            ``(3) Duty to testify as to existence of record.--The court 
        in which an action described in paragraph (1) is filed may 
        require the plaintiff to state under oath whether the plaintiff 
        had a record and whether the record was expunged or sealed.
            ``(4) Proof of existence of record.--If the plaintiff in an 
        action described in paragraph (1) denied the existence of a 
        record, the defendant may prove the existence of the record in 
        any manner compatible with the applicable laws of evidence.
    ``(f) Attorney General Nonpublic Records.--The Attorney General 
shall--
            ``(1) maintain a nonpublic database of all records expunged 
        or sealed under this subchapter;
            ``(2) disclose, access, or utilize records contained in the 
        nonpublic database only--
                    ``(A) in defense of any civil suit arising out of 
                the facts contained in the record;
                    ``(B) to determine whether the individual to whom 
                the record relates is eligible for a first-time-
                offender diversion program;
                    ``(C) for a background check that relates to law 
                enforcement employment or any employment that requires 
                a Government security clearance; or
                    ``(D) if the Attorney General determines that 
                disclosure is necessary to serve the interests of 
                national security; and
            ``(3) to the extent practicable, notify the individual to 
        whom the record pertains of the disclosure unless it is made 
        pursuant to paragraph (2)(D).
``Sec. 3633. Definitions
    ``In this subchapter--
            ``(1) the term `youth' means an individual who was 21 years 
        of age or younger at the time of the criminal offense for which 
        the individual was arrested, prosecuted, or sentenced;
            ``(2) the term `nonviolent felony' means a Federal criminal 
        felony offense that is not--
                    ``(A) a crime of violence; or
                    ``(B) a sex offense (as that term is defined in 
                section 111 of the Sex Offender Registration and 
                Notification Act);
            ``(3) the term `record' means information, whether in paper 
        or electronic form, containing any reference to--
                    ``(A) an arrest, conviction, or sentence of an 
                individual for an offense;
                    ``(B) the institution of juvenile delinquency or 
                criminal proceedings against an individual for the 
                offense; or
                    ``(C) adjudication, conviction, or any other result 
                of juvenile delinquency or criminal proceedings;
            ``(4) the term `expunge'--
                    ``(A) means to destroy a record and obliterate the 
                name of the person to whom the record pertains from 
                each official index or public record; and
                    ``(B) has the effect described in section 3631(g), 
                including--
                            ``(i) the right to treat an offense to 
                        which an expunged record relates, and any 
                        arrest, juvenile delinquency proceeding, 
                        adjudication, conviction, or other result of 
                        such proceeding relating to the offense, as if 
                        it never occurred; and
                            ``(ii) protection from civil and criminal 
                        perjury, false swearing, and false statement 
                        laws with respect to an expunged record;
            ``(5) the term `seal'--
                    ``(A) means--
                            ``(i) to close a record from public viewing 
                        so that the record cannot be examined except by 
                        court order; and
                            ``(ii) to physically seal the record shut 
                        and label the record `SEALED' or, in the case 
                        of an electronic record, the substantive 
                        equivalent; and
                    ``(B) has the effect described in section 3631(g), 
                including--
                            ``(i) the right to treat an offense to 
                        which an expunged record relates, and any 
                        arrest, juvenile delinquency proceeding, 
                        adjudication, conviction, or other result of 
                        such proceeding relating to the offense, as if 
                        it never occurred; and
                            ``(ii) protection from civil and criminal 
                        perjury, false swearing, and false statement 
                        laws with respect to an expunged record;
            ``(6) the term `conviction'--
                    ``(A) means a judgment or disposition in criminal 
                court against a person following a finding of guilt by 
                a judge or jury; and
                    ``(B) for the purposes of this section--
                            ``(i) multiple convictions shall be deemed 
                        to be one conviction if the convictions result 
                        from or relate to the same act or acts 
                        committed at the same time; and
                            ``(ii) multiple convictions, not to exceed 
                        3, that do not result from or relate to the 
                        same act or acts committed at the same time 
                        shall be deemed to be one conviction if the 
                        convictions result from or relate to the same 
                        indictment, information, or complaint, or plea 
                        of guilty; and
            ``(7) the term `destroy' means to render a file unreadable, 
        whether paper, electronic, or otherwise stored, by shredding, 
        pulverizing, pulping, incinerating, overwriting, reformatting 
        the media, or other means.
``Sec. 3634. Reporting
    ``Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
subchapter, and each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall issue 
a public report that--
            ``(1) describes--
                    ``(A) the number of expungement and sealing 
                petitions granted and denied; and
                    ``(B) the number of instances in which the office 
                of a United States attorney supported or opposed an 
                expungement or sealing petition; and
            ``(2) includes any supporting data that the court 
        determines relevant but does not name any petitioner.''.

SEC. 3. RETROACTIVE EFFECT.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act apply with respect to 
youth without regard to whether they become involved in the Federal 
criminal justice system before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
[EX A]:
Fair Chance for Youth Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a process to expunge and seal certain youth criminal records. A youth is an individual who was arrested, prosecuted, or sentenced for a criminal offense committed at age 21 or younger.  A youth may petition to expunge records related to: (1) a misdemeanor conviction, (2) a nonviolent felony drug conviction, (3) a conviction for any nonviolent offense committed prior to attaining age 18, or (4) an arrest or prosecution for a nonviolent offense that is disposed of. A youth may petition to seal records related to: (1) a nonviolent conviction, (2) a conviction for any offense committed prior to attaining age 18, and (3) an arrest or prosecution for a nonviolent offense that is disposed of.  Each federal district court must establish a Youth Offense Expungement and Sealing Review Board to review, evaluate on the merits, and make recommendations to grant or deny expungement and sealing petitions. The Court must consider and decide each petition for which it receives a Review Board recommendation. The Department of Justice must report on the number of: (1) expungement and sealing petitions granted and denied, and (2) times a U.S. attorney supported or opposed an expungement or sealing petition.  This bill's provisions apply to youth regardless of whether such youth became involved in the federal criminal justice system before, on, or after enactment.