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Union Calendar No. 703 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 320 

[Report No. 114–893] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 13, 2015 

Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. SWALWELL of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

DECEMBER 23, 2016 

Additional sponsors: Mr. CHABOT, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 

CHAFFETZ, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. HONDA, Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. TROTT, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. CARTER of 

Texas, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. RATCLIFFE, and 

Ms. LOFGREN

DECEMBER 23, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 13, 2015] 


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A BILL 

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. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. RAPID DNA INSTRUMENTS. 

7 (a) STANDARDS.—Section 210303(a) of the DNA Iden8 tification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14131(a)) is amended by 

9 adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(5)(A) In addition to issuing standards as pro11 vided in paragraphs (1) through (4), the Director of 

12 the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall issue stand13 ards and procedures for the use of Rapid DNA instru14 ments and resulting DNA analyses. 

15 ‘‘(B) In this Act, the term ‘Rapid DNA instru16 ments’ means instrumentation that carries out a fully 

17 automated process to derive a DNA analysis from a 

18 DNA sample.’’. 

19 (b) INDEX.—Paragraph (2) of section 210304(b) of the 

20 DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132(b)(2)) is 

21 amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(2) prepared by— 

23 ‘‘(A) laboratories that— 

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1 tively involved in forensic science that is 

2 nationally recognized within the forensic 

3 science community; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) undergo external audits, not less 

5 than once every 2 years, that demonstrate 

6 compliance with standards established by 

7 the Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves8 tigation; or 

9 ‘‘(B) criminal justice agencies using Rapid 

10 DNA instruments approved by the Director of 

11 the Federal Bureau of Investigation in compli12 ance with the standards and procedures issued 

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

14 and’’. 

15 SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO COLLEC16 TION OF DNA IDENTIFICATION INFORMA17 TION. 

18 (a) FROM CERTAIN FEDERAL OFFENDERS.—Section 3 

19 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 

20 U.S.C. 14135a) is amended— 

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

22 following: ‘‘The Director of the Federal Bureau of In23 vestigation may waive the requirements under this 

24 subsection if DNA samples are analyzed by means of 


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1 Rapid DNA instruments and the results are included 

2 in CODIS.’’; and 

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

4 following: 

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

6 instrumentation that carries out a fully automated 

7 process to derive a DNA analysis from a DNA sam8 ple.’’. 

9 (b) FROM CERTAIN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OFFEND10 ERS.—Section 4 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination 

11 Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135b) is amended— 

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

13 following: ‘‘The Director of the Federal Bureau of In14 vestigation may waive the requirements under this 

15 subsection if DNA samples are analyzed by means of 

16 Rapid DNA instruments and the results are included 

17 in CODIS.’’; and 

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

19 following: 

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

21 instrumentation that carries out a fully automated 

22 process to derive a DNA analysis from a DNA sam23 ple.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 703 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 320 

[Report No. 114–893] 

A BILL 

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 

DECEMBER 23, 2016 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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