Establishment of grant program

(a) In general The Attorney General may make not more than 1 grant under this Act to each eligible State. (b) Amount A grant described in subsection (a) shall be in an amount of not more than $5,000,000. (c) Eligibility A State shall be eligible for a grant under this Act if— (1) the State has in effect a covered expungement law; (2) the covered expungement law of the State provides that expungement or sealing of a criminal record shall not be delayed by reason of a failure to pay a fee or fine; and (3) the State submits an application to the Attorney General containing such information as the Attorney General may require, including, at a minimum— (A) information identifying whether a system exists, as of the date of the application, for record expungement or sealing in the State; (B) a description of how infrastructure created through grant funding will facilitate automatic record expungement or sealing for individuals eligible for record expungement or sealing; and (C) an identification of the anticipated number of individuals who would benefit from the implementation of automatic record expungement or sealing infrastructure.