34 U.S.C. § 40724 — DNA research and development
submitted 22 years ago by Pub. L. 108-405 to r/title-34-CRIME-CONTROL-AND-LAW-ENFORCEMENT · 140 words · no verdicts yet
The Attorney General must fund research to make forensic DNA testing faster, cheaper, and more portable. Grants also pay for demonstration projects that test DNA technology alongside other forensic tools in law enforcement settings. Congress authorized $5,000,000 a year from 2017 through 2021.
(a) Improving DNA technology
The Attorney General must give grants for research and development that improves forensic DNA technology. This includes making DNA analysis more accurate and efficient, cutting the time and cost involved, and making the technology more portable.
(b) Demonstration projects
The Attorney General must also give grants to appropriate organizations to run demonstration projects. These projects combine coordinated training with resources for law enforcement agencies and other criminal justice participants, to show and test how forensic DNA technology works alongside other forensic tools. Each project must include a scientific evaluation of its benefits to public safety, its effect on law enforcement operations, and whether it is cost-effective.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
Congress authorized $5,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2017 through 2021 to carry out this section.
The Attorney General shall make grants for research and development to improve forensic DNA technology, including increasing the identification accuracy and efficiency of DNA analysis, decreasing time and expense, and increasing portability.
The Attorney General shall make grants to appropriate entities under which research is carried out through demonstration projects involving coordinated training and commitment of resources to law enforcement agencies and key criminal justice participants to demonstrate and evaluate the use of forensic DNA technology in conjunction with other forensic tools. The demonstration projects shall include scientific evaluation of the public safety benefits, improvements to law enforcement operations, and cost-effectiveness of increased collection and use of DNA evidence.
There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to carry out this section.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 108–405, title III, § 305, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2273; Pub. L. 114–324, § 8(a), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1954.)
- 2004Enacted · Pub. L. 108-405 · 118 Stat. 2273
- 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-324 · 130 Stat. 1954
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 108-405 on 2004-10-30.
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