[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 172 (Thursday, December 1, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S6679]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              JUSTICE FOR ALL REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2016

  Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the 
Senate the message from the House to accompany S. 2577.
  The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message 
from the House of Representatives:

       Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 2577) entitled 
     ``An Act to protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the 
     substantial backlog of DNA and other forensic evidence 
     samples to improve and expand the forensic science testing 
     capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to 
     increase research and development of new testing 
     technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the 
     collection and use of forensic evidence, to provide post-
     conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, 
     to support accreditation efforts of forensic science 
     laboratories and medical examiner offices, to address 
     training and equipment needs, to improve the performance of 
     counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes.'', do 
     pass with an amendment.

  Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment; 
and I ask unanimous consent that the motion be agreed to and the motion 
to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table without 
intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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