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AN ACTTo reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. [34 U.S.C. 10101 note] SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019”.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking “including” and inserting “prioritizing, to the extent practicable consistent with public safety considerations”; and (B) in paragraph (8), by striking “including” and inserting “in particular,”; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (6), by striking “and” at the end; (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following: “(8) provide assurances that the DNA section of the laboratory to be used to conduct DNA analyses has a written policy that prioritizes the analysis of, to the extent practicable consistent with public safety considerations, samples from homicides and sexual assaults.” ; (3) in subsection (c)(3)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking “2014 through 2019” and inserting “2019 through 2024”; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking “2014 through 2019” and inserting “2019 through 2024”; and (4) in subsection (j), by striking “2015 through 2019” and inserting “2019 through 2024”.
SEC. 3. TRAINING AND EDUCATION. Section 303(b) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40722(b)) is amended by striking “2015 through 2019” and inserting “2019 through 2024”.
SEC. 4. SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM GRANTS. Section 304(d) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40723(d)) is amended by striking “2015 through 2019” and inserting “2019 through 2024”.