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This bill, the Mens Rea Reform Act of 2018, aims to specify and clarify the mens rea (state of mind) requirements for certain federal crimes and to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission. The key provisions are: 1. It defines various terms related to criminal offenses, including "covered offense," "existing covered offense without a state of mind requirement," and "future covered offense." 2. It establishes default mens rea requirements for future covered offenses and existing covered offenses without a state of mind requirement. For existing covered regulatory offenses without a state of mind requirement, agencies must promulgate regulations specifying the required state of mind. 3. It requires the Attorney General to submit a report identifying existing federal criminal statutory offenses and the National Criminal Justice Commission to submit a report identifying existing covered offenses without a state of mind requirement for which the government should not be required to prove a state of mind. 4. It establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission to undertake a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system and make recommendations for federal criminal justice reform.

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