§ 40722. DNA training and education for law enforcement, correctional personnel, and court officers

Statutory text

In general

The Attorney General shall make grants to provide training, technical assistance, education, and information relating to the identification, collection, preservation, analysis, and use of DNA samples and DNA evidence by—

law enforcement personnel, including police officers and other first responders, evidence technicians, investigators, and others who collect or examine evidence of crime;

court officers, including State and local prosecutors, defense lawyers, and judges;

forensic science professionals; and

corrections personnel, including prison and jail personnel, and probation, parole, and other officers involved in supervision.

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated $12,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024 to carry out this section.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

2004
DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004
Pub. L. 108–405 title III § 303 · 118 Stat. 2260
Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 40722
Pub. L. 108–405, title III, § 303, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2273
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 108–405, title III, § 303, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2273
Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 303. DNA TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL, AND COURT OFFICERS. (a) In General.— The Grants. Attorney General shall make grants to provide training, technical assistance, education, and information relating to the identification, collection, preservation, analysis, and use of DNA samples and DNA evidence by— (1) law enforcement personnel, including police officers and other first responders, evidence technicians, investigators, and others who collect or examine evidence of crime; (2) court officers, including State and local prosecutors, defense lawyers, and judges; (3) forensic science professionals; and (4) corrections personnel, including prison and jail personnel, and probation, parole, and other officers involved in supervision. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated $12,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this section.
2008
Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008
Pub. L. 110–360 § 3 · 122 Stat. 4008
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 40722(b)
Pub. L. 110–360 substituted “2009 through 2014” for “2005 through 2009”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–360 substituted “2009 through 2014” for “2005 through 2009”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 3. TRAINING AND EDUCATION. Section 303(b) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 14136(b)) is amended by striking “2005 through 2009” and inserting “2009 through 2014”.
2014
Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014
Pub. L. 113–182 § 3 · 128 Stat. 1918
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 40722(b)
Pub. L. 113–182 substituted “2015 through 2019” for “2009 through 2014”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–182 substituted “2015 through 2019” for “2009 through 2014”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 3. TRAINING AND EDUCATION. Section 303(b) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 14136(b)) is amended by striking “2009 through 2014” and inserting “2015 through 2019”.
2019
Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116–104 § 3 · 133 Stat. 3272
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 40722(b)
Pub. L. 116–104 substituted “2019 through 2024” for “2015 through 2019”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–104 substituted “2019 through 2024” for “2015 through 2019”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
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”.

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 14136 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments2008–2019 · 3 rounds

2019

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–104 substituted “2019 through 2024” for “2015 through 2019”.

2014

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–182 substituted “2015 through 2019” for “2009 through 2014”.

2008

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–360 substituted “2009 through 2014” for “2005 through 2009”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Incentive Grants to States To Ensure Consideration of Claims of Actual Innocence

Pub. L. 108–405, title IV, § 413, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2285, as amended by Pub. L. 114–324, § 12(a), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1957, provided that:

“For each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, all funds appropriated to carry out sections 303, 305, 308, and 412 [sections 40722, 40724, 40726, and 40727 of this title] shall be reserved for grants to eligible entities that—
“(1)
meet the requirements under section 303, 305, 308, or 412, as appropriate; and
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“(2)
for eligible entities that are a State or unit of local government, provide a certification by the chief legal officer of the State in which the eligible entity operates or the chief legal officer of the jurisdiction in which the funds will be used for the purposes of the grants, that the State or jurisdiction—
“(A)
provides DNA testing of specified evidence under a State statute or a State or local rule or regulation to persons sentenced to imprisonment or death for a State felony offense, in a manner intended to ensure a reasonable process for resolving claims of actual innocence that ensures post-conviction DNA testing in at least those cases that would be covered by section 3600(a) of title 18, United States Code, had they been Federal cases and, if the results of the testing exclude the applicant as the source of the DNA, permits the applicant to apply for post-conviction relief, notwithstanding any provision of law that would otherwise bar the application as untimely; and
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“(B)
preserves biological evidence, as defined in section 3600A of title 18, United States Code, under a State statute or a State or local rule, regulation, or practice in a manner intended to ensure that reasonable measures are taken by the State or jurisdiction to preserve biological evidence secured in relation to the investigation or prosecution of, at a minimum, murder, nonnegligent manslaughter and sexual offenses.”
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Credits

2004–2019 · 4 acts

2004Pub. L. 108–405, title III, § 303, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2273
2008Pub. L. 110–360, § 3, Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4008
2014Pub. L. 113–182, § 3, Sept. 29, 2014, 128 Stat. 1918
2019Pub. L. 116–104, § 3, Dec. 30, 2019, 133 Stat. 3272.

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(Pub. L. 108–405, title III, § 303, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2273; Pub. L. 110–360, § 3, Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4008; Pub. L. 113–182, § 3, Sept. 29, 2014, 128 Stat. 1918; Pub. L. 116–104, § 3, Dec. 30, 2019, 133 Stat. 3272.)