[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1602 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1602

To provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA 
                        backlog clearance funds.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2005

 Mr. Gallegly introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA 
                        backlog clearance funds.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Grants for DNA Backlog Prosecutions 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR PROSECUTIONS OF CASES CLEARED THROUGH USE OF DNA 
              BACKLOG CLEARANCE FUNDS.

    The Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405) is amended by 
adding after section 206 the following new section:

``SEC. 207. ASSISTANCE FOR PROSECUTIONS OF CASES CLEARED THROUGH USE OF 
              DNA BACKLOG CLEARANCE FUNDS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall make grants to train 
and employ personnel to help prosecute cases cleared through use of 
funds provided for DNA backlog elimination.
    ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010 to 
carry out this section.''.
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