3.0.0 4568 2023-01-11T13:44:46Z 2023-01-11T13:44:46Z Senate S 2020-09-14 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Markup by 2020-09-16T17:46:34Z Referred to 2020-09-14T22:16:50Z Forensic Science Research and Standards Act of 2020 116 8239 HR 2020-09-14 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2020-09-16 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2020-09-14 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2020-09-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2020-09-14 True Science, Technology, Communications Science, Technology, Communications 00 2020-09-14 Introduced in Senate 2022-04-27T14:43:09Z Forensic Science Research and Standards Act of 2020

This bill establishes various entities to develop and distribute forensic science standards.

The Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish an interagency working group to develop a research strategy for forensic science and publish such strategy once every two years.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shall establish the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science to facilitate the development of forensic science standards. NIST shall establish scientific area committees to carry out the work of the organization and a Forensic Science Standards Board to oversee the operation of the organization and its committees.

NIST shall conduct foundational studies to (1) identify and document the technical merit and validity of select forensic science methods, practices, and disciplines; and (2) identify opportunities for advancements in forensic methods, practices, and disciplines through additional research and improvements to practice.

]]> Forensic Science Research and Standards Act of 2020 Display Title Forensic Science Research and Standards Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Forensic Science Research and Standards Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to facilitate the development and distribution of forensic science standards by establishing in the National Institute of Standards and Technology the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4568is/xml/BILLS-116s4568is.xml 2020-09-16 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. 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.