Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Access to Justice for Survivors Act of 2020”.
Protecting Access to Justice for Survivors Act of 2020
A BILL
To provide that, in the case of any grant made by the Attorney General, no restriction may be placed on the use of grant amounts for purposes of representation in post-conviction relief proceedings, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Use of legal aid services
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Office of Justice Programs or the Office on Violence Against Women, in awarding a grant that may be used for legal representation, may not prohibit a recipient from using the grant for legal representation for post-conviction relief proceedings, including any proceedings relating to vacatur, expungement, record-stealing, or other post-conviction relief measure.
Sec. 3 Annual reporting requirement
Beginning in the first fiscal year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Executive Office for United States Attorneys shall submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing—
the number of motions, that were filed in Federal court—
to vacate;
for expungement; or
setting forth mitigating factors;
the underlying crime of each action;
the response of the Executive Office; and
the final disposition of the motion.