3.0.0 5981 2019-11-15T21:37:50Z 2019-11-15T21:37:50Z House H HR 2008-05-06 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2008-06-03T20:36:22Z Referred to 2008-05-06T14:31:10Z 2008-06-03 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2008-05-06 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-05-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 N Crime and Law Enforcement Authorization Correctional personnel Criminal investigation Criminal justice information DNA Department of Justice Economics and Public Finance Employee training Federal aid to law enforcement Federal aid to research Forensic medicine Forensic scientists Government Operations and Politics Health Judicial officers Labor and Employment Laboratories Law Medical tests Missing persons Police training Prisoners Rape Research and development Science, Technology, Communications Technological innovations Women Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2008-05-06 Introduced in House 2008-06-09T18:01:50Z DNA Expansion and Improvement Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states and local governments to purchase or improve forensic DNA technology.

Amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to: (1) require grants under the DNA identification program to pay the salaries of employees of DNA criminal laboratories; (2) require grant applications under such program to provide assurances that states and local governments will implement a process for the collection of DNA samples from convicted felons in their prisons; (3) increase and extend through FY2014 the authorization of appropriations for the DNA identification program; and (4) require the Attorney General to give priority to grant applications that will use funds for crime laboratories with demonstrated training and personnel needs.

Amends the Justice For All Act of 2004 to extend through FY2014 grants for: (1) DNA training and education for law enforcement and correctional personnel, forensic science professionals, and court officers; (2) sexual assault DNA identification; (3) research and development for DNA forensic technology; (4) the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Program; and (5) DNA identification of missing persons and unidentified human remains.

]]> DNA Expansion and Improvement Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced DNA Expansion and Improvement Act of 2008 Display Title DNA Expansion and Improvement Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs under the Justice For All Act of 2004, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-05-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5981ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5981ih.xml 2008-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.