1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Demonstrating that Empowerment Makes Opportunities Act or the DEMO Act . 2. Grants for demonstration projects to provide career pathways in the health professions for certain individuals with an arrest or conviction record Section 2008 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g ) is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Demonstration projects To provide career pathways in the health professions for certain individuals with an arrest or conviction record (1) Grant authority The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, and the Attorney General, shall award grants in accordance with this subsection to eligible entities to conduct demonstration projects for the purpose of providing education and training for eligible individuals with arrest or conviction records to enter and follow a career pathway in the health professions through occupations that pay well and are expected to experience a labor shortage or be in high demand. (2) Duration A demonstration project shall be conducted under this subsection for not less than 3 years. (3) Application requirements An applicant seeking a grant under this subsection for a demonstration project shall submit to the Secretary an application for the grant, that includes the following: (A) A demonstration that the State in which the project is to be conducted has in effect policies or laws that permit certain allied health and behavioral health care credentials to be awarded to people with certain arrest or conviction records (which policies or laws shall include appeals processes and other opportunities to demonstrate rehabilitation to obtain credentials, licensure, and approval to work in the proposed health careers), and a plan described in the application which will use a career pathway to assist participants with such a record in acquiring credentials, licensing, and employment in the specified careers. (B) A