115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 510 

AN ACT 

To establish a system for integration of Rapid DNA instruments for use by law enforcement to reduce violent crime 

and reduce the current DNA analysis backlog. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rapid DNA Act of 

3 2017’’. 

4 SEC. 2. RAPID DNA INSTRUMENTS. 

5 (a) STANDARDS.—Section 210303(a) of the DNA 

6 Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14131(a)) is amend7 ed by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(5)(A) In addition to issuing standards as pro9 vided in paragraphs (1) through (4), the Director of 

10 the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall issue 

11 standards and procedures for the use of Rapid DNA 

12 instruments and resulting DNA analyses. 

13 ‘‘(B) In this Act, the term ‘Rapid DNA instru14 ments’ means instrumentation that carries out a 

15 fully automated process to derive a DNA analysis 

16 from a DNA sample.’’. 

17 (b) INDEX.—Paragraph (2) of section 210304(b) of 

18 the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 

19 14132(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(2) prepared by— 

21 ‘‘(A) laboratories that— 

22 ‘‘(i) have been accredited by a non23 profit professional association of persons 

24 actively involved in forensic science that is 

25 nationally recognized within the forensic 

26 science community; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) undergo external audits, not less 

2 than once every 2 years, that demonstrate 

3 compliance with standards established by 

4 the Director of the Federal Bureau of In5 vestigation; or 

6 ‘‘(B) criminal justice agencies using Rapid 

7 DNA instruments approved by the Director of 

8 the Federal Bureau of Investigation in compli9 ance with the standards and procedures issued 

10 by the Director under section 210303(a)(5); 

11 and’’. 

12 SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO COL13 LECTION OF DNA IDENTIFICATION INFORMA14 TION. 

15 (a) FROM CERTAIN FEDERAL OFFENDERS.—Section 

16 3 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 

17 (42 U.S.C. 14135a) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 

19 following: ‘‘The Director of the Federal Bureau of 

20 Investigation may waive the requirements under this 

21 subsection if DNA samples are analyzed by means 

22 of Rapid DNA instruments and the results are in23 cluded in CODIS.’’; and 

24 (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

25 following: 
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1 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Rapid DNA instruments’ means 

2 instrumentation that carries out a fully automated 

3 process to derive a DNA analysis from a DNA sam4 ple.’’. 

5 (b) FROM CERTAIN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OF6 FENDERS.—Section 4 of the DNA Analysis Backlog 

7 Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135b) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 

10 following: ‘‘The Director of the Federal Bureau of 

11 Investigation may waive the requirements under this 

12 subsection if DNA samples are analyzed by means 

13 of Rapid DNA instruments and the results are in14 cluded in CODIS.’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Rapid DNA instruments’ means 

18 instrumentation that carries out a fully automated 

19 process to derive a DNA analysis from a DNA sam20 ple.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2017. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 510 

AN ACT 

To establish a system for integration of Rapid 

analysis backlog. reduce violent crime and reduce the current DNA DNA instruments for use by law enforcement to