[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 5981 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5981

To reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs under the Justice For 
                All Act of 2004, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 6, 2008

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs under the Justice For 
                All Act of 2004, and for other purposes.

    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 ``DNA Expansion and Improvement Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. DNA TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall establish a grant 
program under which the Attorney General may make grants to States and 
units of local government to purchase forensic DNA technology or to 
improve such technology.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013 
to carry out subsection (a).

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF DEBBIE SMITH DNA BACKLOG 
              GRANT PROGRAM; PRIORITY TO APPLICATIONS FOR USE OF FUNDS 
              BY CERTAIN CRIME LABORATORIES.

    (a) Reauthorization and Improvement.--Section 2 of the DNA Analysis 
Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(6) To pay the salaries of employees of DNA criminal 
        laboratories.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (6), by striking at the end 
                ``and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(8) provide assurances that the State or unit of local 
        government has implemented, or will implement not later than 
        180 days after the date of such application, a process under 
        which the State or unit, respectively, provides for the 
        collection for purposes of inclusion in the Combined DNA Index 
        System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of DNA samples 
        from all felons who are imprisoned in a prison of such State or 
        unit, respectively (including all felons imprisoned in such 
        prison or unit, respectively, as of the date of the enactment 
        of the DNA Expansion and Improvement Act of 2008).''.
            (3) by amending subsection (j) to read as follows:
    ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Attorney General for grants under subsection (a)--
            ``(1) $151,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
            ``(2) $200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 
        through 2014.''.
    (b) Priority Established.--Such section is further amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) Priority.--In making grants under subsection (a), the 
Attorney General shall give priority to applications submitted under 
subsection (b) that demonstrate funds from such a grant will be used 
for crime laboratories with demonstrated training and personnel 
needs.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of subsection (a) and by subsection (b) shall apply to grants made on 
or after January 1, 2009.

SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION RELATING TO INCENTIVE GRANTS.

    Section 413 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 
U.S.C. 14136 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring the Attorney 
General of a State (or other Chief Legal Officer of the State) to 
approve an application of an eligible entity in order for such entity 
to receive funds as described in the previous sentence.''.

SEC. 5. REAUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN DNA-RELATED GRANT PROGRAMS.

    (a) DNA Training and Education for Law Enforcement, Correctional 
Personnel, and Court Officers.--Section 303(b) of the Justice For All 
Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 14136(b)) is amended by striking ``2009'' and 
inserting ``2014''.
    (b) Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program Grants.--Section 304(c) of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 14136a(c)) is amended by striking ``2009'' and 
inserting ``2014''.
    (c) DNA Research and Development.--Section 305(c) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 14136b(c)) is amended by striking ``2009'' and inserting 
``2014''.
    (d) Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Program.--
Section 412(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 14136e(b)) is amended by striking 
``2009'' and inserting ``2014''.
    (e) DNA Identification of Missing Persons.--Section 308(c) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 14136d(c)) is amended by striking ``2009'' and inserting 
``2014''.
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