I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``First Step Implementation Act of 2023''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I--SENTENCING REFORM Sec. 101. Application of First Step Act. Sec. 102. Modifying safety valve for drug offenses. TITLE II--CORRECTIONS REFORM Sec. 201. Parole for juveniles. Sec. 202. Juvenile sealing and expungement. Sec. 203. Ensuring accuracy of Federal criminal records. TITLE I--SENTENCING REFORM SEC. 101. APPLICATION OF FIRST STEP ACT. (a) Definitions.--In this section-- (1) the term ``covered offense'' means-- (A) a violation of a Federal criminal statute, the statutory penalties for which were modified by section 401 or 403 of the First Step Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-391; 132 Stat. 5220), that was committed on or before December 21, 2018; or (B) a violation of a Federal criminal statute, the statutory penalties for which are modified by subsection (b) of this section; and (2) the term ``serious violent felony'' has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802).…
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