Sec. 904. Study and report on cost savings from sealing and expungement provisions
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Not later than 5 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 Management and Budget, shall conduct a study on the cost savings and broader economic impact of the sealing and expungement provisions in the amendments made by sections 902, 903, and 906 of this title. In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall consider— the reduction in recidivism and associated cost savings related to corrections and public safety; increased economic activity by former offenders, including by conducting an analysis of the tax revenue generated by that activity; and the economic impact on the household of former offenders and the children of former offenders.
Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a).