Sec. 8. Report on statutory and regulatory restrictions and disqualifications based on criminal records
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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 of, an applicant for employment or for a Federal license or permit based on the criminal record of the applicant. In the report submitted under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall— identify each occupation, position, license, or permit to which a restriction or disqualification described in subsection
(a)applies; and for each occupation, position, license, or permit identified under paragraph (1), include— a description of the restriction or disqualification; the duration of the restriction or disqualification; an evaluation of the rationale for the restriction or disqualification and its continuing usefulness; the procedures, if any, to appeal, waive or exempt the restriction or disqualification based on a showing of rehabilitation or other relevant evidence; any information available about the numbers of individuals restricted or disqualified on the basis of a criminal record; and the identity of the Federal agency with jurisdiction over the restriction or disqualification.