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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 697 (Introduced in Senate) — To reform sentencing, prisons, re-entry of prisoners, and law enforcement practices, and for other purposes. · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . Next Step Act of 2019 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Division A—Sentencing Reform: Ending Mass Incarceration Title I—Elimination of Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity Sec. 101. Elimination of increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base. Title II—Marijuana Justice Act Sec. 201. Short title. Sec. 202. De-scheduling marihuana. Sec. 203. Ineligibility for certain funds.
Sec. 204. Community Reinvestment Fund. Title III—Smarter Sentencing Act Sec. 301. Short title. Sec. 302. Sentencing modifications for certain drug offenses. Sec. 303. Directive to the Sentencing Commission. Sec. 304. Report by Attorney General. Sec. 305. Report on Federal criminal offenses. Title IV—Parole for Juveniles Sec. 401. Parole for juveniles. Title V—Reverse Mass Incarceration Sec. 501. Short title. Sec. 502. Grant program. Division B—Prison Reform Title VI—Dignity Act Sec. 601.
Short title. Sec. 602. Treatment of primary caretaker parents and other individuals in Federal prisons. Sec. 603. Overnight visit pilot program. Division C—Re-entry Reform: Reducing the Collateral Consequences of Conviction Title VII—Fair Chance Act Sec. 701. Short title. Sec. 702. Prohibition on criminal history inquiries prior to conditional offer for Federal employment. Sec. 703. Prohibition on criminal history inquiries by contractors prior to conditional offer. Sec. 704.
Report on employment of individuals formerly incarcerated in Federal prisons. Title VIII—Fair Chance Licensing Act Sec. 801. Short title. Sec. 802. Restrictions on use of criminal records to disqualify individuals from employment, occupational licensing, or occupational certification. Sec. 803. Transparency and accountability study. Title IX—REDEEM Act Sec. 901. Short title. Sec. 902. Sealing of criminal records. Sec. 903. Juvenile sealing and expungement. Sec. 904. Study and report on cost savings from sealing and expungement provisions.
Sec. 905. TANF assistance and SNAP benefits. Sec. 906. State incentives. Sec. 907. Gender equality in Federal juvenile delinquency proceedings. Sec. 908. Ensuring accuracy in the FBI background check system. Sec. 909. Report on statutory and regulatory restrictions and disqualifications based on criminal records. Title X—Democracy Restoration Act Sec. 1001. Short title. Sec. 1002. Findings. Sec. 1003. Definitions. Sec. 1004. Rights of citizens. Sec. 1005. Enforcement. Sec. 1006.
Notification of restoration of voting rights. Sec. 1007. Relation to other laws. Sec. 1008. Federal prison funds. Sec. 1009. Effective date. Title XI—New Pathways Act Sec. 1101. Short title. Sec. 1102. Identification for returning citizens. Division D—Police Reform Title XII—PRIDE Act Sec. 1201. Short title. Sec. 1202. Definitions. Sec. 1203. Use of force reporting. Sec. 1204. Community and law enforcement partnership grant program. Sec. 1205. Compliance with reporting requirements.
Sec. 1206. Authorization of appropriations. Title XIII—End Racial and Religious Profiling Act Sec. 1301. Short title. Sec. 1302. Definitions. Subtitle A—Prohibition of Racial Profiling Sec. 1311. Prohibition. Sec. 1312. Enforcement. Subtitle B—Programs To Eliminate Racial Profiling By Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Sec. 1321. Policies to eliminate racial profiling. Subtitle C—Programs To Eliminate Racial Profiling By State, Local, and Indian Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies Sec. 1331.
Policies required for grants. Sec. 1332. Involvement of Attorney General. Sec. 1333. Data collection demonstration project. Sec. 1334. Best practices development grants. Sec. 1335. Authorization of appropriations. Subtitle D—Data Collection Sec. 1341. Attorney General to issue regulations. Sec. 1342. Publication of data. Sec. 1343. Limitations on publication of data. Subtitle E—Department of Justice Regulations and Reports on Racial Profiling in the United States Sec. 1351. Attorney General to issue regulations and reports.
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 1361. Severability. Sec. 1362. Savings clause.
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