Sec. 401. GAO REPORT ON RECOVERY AND COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES

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## SEC. 401 GAO REPORT ON RECOVERY AND COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES ###

(a)Report Required Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that— ####

(1)describes the collateral consequences for individuals with convictions for nonviolent drug-related offenses; ####

(2)describes the effect of the collateral consequences described in paragraph

(1)on individuals in resuming their personal and professional activities, especially, to the extent data are available, the effect on individuals who are participating in or have completed a recovery program for a substance use disorder; ####

(3)discusses policy bases and justifications for imposing collateral consequences on individuals convicted of nonviolent drug-related offenses identified under paragraph (1); and ####

(4)provides perspectives on the potential for mitigating the effect of the collateral consequences described in paragraph

(1)on individuals who are participating in or have completed a recovery program, while also taking into account the policy interests described in paragraph (3). ###

(b)Definition In this section, the term “collateral consequence”— ####

(1)means a penalty, disability, or disadvantage imposed upon an individual as a result of a criminal conviction for a drug-related offense— #####

(A)automatically by operation of law; or #####

(B)by authorized action of an administrative agency or court on a case-by-case basis; and ####

(2)does not include a direct consequence imposed as part of the judgment of a court at sentencing, including a term of imprisonment or community supervision, or a fine. # TITLE V ADDICTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR WOMEN, FAMILIES, AND VETERANS