[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 20, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S1846]
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          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

      By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Heller, Ms. 
        Klobuchar, and Mr. Leahy):
  S. 2577. A bill to reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie 
Smith Act of 2004; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 2577

       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 Reauthorization 
     Act of 2018''.

     SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.

       Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 
     2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701) is amended--
       (1) 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
       (2) 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''.

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