II 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1727 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 20, 2005 Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide grants for prosecutions of cases cleared through use of DNA backlog clearance fund.

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Short title

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

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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:

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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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