[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1105 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1105

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                                 AN ACT


 
     To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to 
 reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, 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 ``Debbie Smith Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.

    Section 2(j) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 
(34 U.S.C. 40701(j)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2019 through 
2024'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2024 through 2029''.

SEC. 3. AUDITS TO PROTECT INTEGRITY OF GRANT AWARDS.

    Section 2(c)(4) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 
(34 U.S.C. 40701(c)(4)) is amended by striking ``2022'' and inserting 
``2029''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 2023.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1105

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

     To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to 
 reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other 
                               purposes.