3.0.0 149 2023-01-15T21:34:11Z 2023-01-15T21:34:11Z Senate S S 2003-01-13 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-01-13T19:33:00Z 2003-01-13 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S234-236) IntroReferral 2003-01-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH N C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2003-01-13 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2003-04-07 False Crime and Law Enforcement Arrest Auditing Authorization Child sexual abuse Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional reporting requirements Criminal investigation Criminal justice information DNA Data banks Economics and Public Finance Education Employee training Evidence (Law) Families Federal aid to Indians Federal aid to education Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to law enforcement Federal-local relations Finance and Financial Sector Forensic medicine Government Operations and Politics Health Higher education Identification of criminals Indian law enforcement Indictments Kidnapping Labor and Employment Laboratories Law Legal services Limitation of actions Medical laboratories Minorities Nurses Police training Prosecution Public prosecutors Rape Recidivists Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Scientific instruments and apparatus Sex crimes Surveys Victims of crimes Women Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2003-01-13 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:39Z Expands the scope of DNA samples to be included in the Combined DNA Index System.

Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to up to 15 State or local forensic laboratories to implement innovative plans to encourage law enforcement, judicial, and corrections personnel to increase the submission of rape evidence kits and other biological evidence from crime scenes.

Amends the Act to make local governments and Indian tribes eligible to apply for and receive DNA backlog elimination grants.

Requires the Attorney General to establish a program to award and disburse annual grants to SAFE (Sexual Assault Forensic Examination) programs, with priority to programs that are serving, or will serve, populations currently under-served by existing SAFE programs.

Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to prosecutor's offices, associations, or organizations to train local prosecutors in the use of DNA evidence in a criminal investigation or a trial.

Eliminates the statute of limitations for child abduction and sex offenses. Provides that the limitation period in cases in which DNA testing implicates a person in the commission of a felony shall not preclude prosecution until an equal period has elapsed following such testing.

Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to cover dating violence.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Paul Coverdell National Forensic Science Improvement Act should be funded in order to improve the quality, timeliness, and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes.]]>

Rape Kits and DNA Evidence Backlog Elimination Act of 2003 Display Title Rape Kits and DNA Evidence Backlog Elimination Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Rape Kits and DNA Evidence Backlog Elimination Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-01-13T05:00:00Z 2003-01-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S234-236) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.