(E) in paragraph (5)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘or unit of local gov-
ernment’’ after ‘‘State’’; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon; and
(F) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) if submitted by a unit of local government,
certify that the unit of local government has taken,
or is taking, all necessary steps to ensure that it is
eligible to include, directly or through a State law
enforcement agency, all analyses of samples for
which it has requested funding in the Combined
DNA Index System; and’’;
(4) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘The plan’’ and in-
serting ‘‘A plan pursuant to subsection
(b)(1)’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘within the State’’; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘within the State’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘and
units of local government’’ after ‘‘States’’;
(5) in subsection (e)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or local
government’’ after ‘‘State’’ both places that
term appears; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or unit
of local government’’ after ‘‘State’’;
(6) in subsection (f), in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or unit of local govern-
ment’’ after ‘‘State’’;
(7) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or unit
of local government’’ after ‘‘State’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or
units of local government’’ after ‘‘States’’; and
(8) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘or unit of
local government’’ after ‘‘State’’ both places that
term appears.
(b) REAUTHORIZATION
AND EXPANSION
OF PRO-
GRAM.—Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi-
nation Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘(1) or’’
before ‘‘(2)’’; and
(B) by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘(4) To collect DNA samples specified in para-
graph (1).
‘‘(5) To ensure that DNA testing and analysis
of samples from crimes, including sexual assault and
other serious violent crimes, are carried out in a
timely manner.’’;
(2) in subsection (b), as amended by this sec-
tion, by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘(7) specify that portion of grant amounts that
the State or unit of local government shall use for
the purpose specified in subsection (a)(4).’’;
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(c) FORMULA FOR DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall
distribute grant amounts, and establish appropriate
grant conditions under this section, in conformity
with a formula or formulas that are designed to ef-
fectuate a distribution of funds among eligible
States and units of local government that—
‘‘(A) maximizes the effective utilization of
DNA technology to solve crimes and protect
public safety; and
‘‘(B) allocates grants among eligible enti-
ties fairly and efficiently to address jurisdic-
tions in which significant backlogs exist, by
considering—
‘‘(i) the number of offender and case-
work samples awaiting DNA analysis in a
jurisdiction;
‘‘(ii) the population in the jurisdiction;
and
‘‘(iii) the number of part 1 violent
crimes in the jurisdiction.
‘‘(2) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall allocate to each State not less than 0.50
percent of the total amount appropriated in a fiscal
year for grants under this section, except that the
United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa,
Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands shall each
be allocated 0.125 percent of the total appropriation.
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Grant amounts distributed
under paragraph (1) shall be awarded to conduct
DNA analyses of samples from casework or from
victims of crime under subsection (a)(2) in accord-
ance with the following limitations:
‘‘(A) For fiscal year 2005, not less than 50
percent of the grant amounts shall be awarded
for purposes under subsection (a)(2).
‘‘(B) For fiscal year 2006, not less than
50 percent of the grant amounts shall be
awarded for purposes under subsection (a)(2).
‘‘(C) For fiscal year 2007, not less than 45
percent of the grant amounts shall be awarded
for purposes under subsection (a)(2).
‘‘(D) For fiscal year 2008, not less than
40 percent of the grant amounts shall be
awarded for purposes under subsection (a)(2).
‘‘(E) For fiscal year 2009, not less than 40
percent of the grant amounts shall be awarded
for purposes under subsection (a)(2).’’;
(4) in subsection (g)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) a description of the priorities and plan for
awarding grants among eligible States and units of
local government, and how such plan will ensure the
effective use of DNA technology to solve crimes and
protect public safety.’’;
(5) in subsection (j), by striking paragraphs (1)
and (2) and inserting the following:
‘‘(B) to assess compliance with any plans
submitted to the National Institute of Justice,
which detail the use of funds received by States
or units of local government under this Act;
and
‘‘(C) to support future capacity building
efforts; and
‘‘(3) in the form of additional grants to non-
profit professional associations actively involved in
forensic science and nationally recognized within the
forensic science community to defray the costs of
training persons who conduct external audits of lab-
oratories operated by States and units of local gov-
ernment and which participate in the National DNA
Index System.
‘‘(l) EXTERNAL AUDITS AND REMEDIAL EFFORTS.—
In the event that a laboratory operated by a State or unit
of local government which has received funds under this
Act has undergone an external audit conducted to deter-
mine whether the laboratory is in compliance with stand-
ards established by the Director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, and, as a result of such audit, identifies
measures to remedy deficiencies with respect to the com-
pliance by the laboratory with such standards, the State
or unit of local government shall implement any such re-
mediation as soon as practicable.’’.
SEC. 103. EXPANSION OF COMBINED DNA INDEX SYSTEM.
(a) INCLUSION
OF
ALL
DNA SAMPLES
FROM
STATES.—Section 210304 of the DNA Identification Act
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘of persons
convicted of crimes;’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘of—
‘‘(A) persons convicted of crimes;
‘‘(B) persons who have been indicted or
who have waived indictment for a crime; and
‘‘(C) other persons whose DNA samples
are collected under applicable legal authorities,
provided that DNA profiles from arrestees who
have not been indicted and DNA samples that
are voluntarily submitted solely for elimination
purposes shall not be included in the Combined
DNA Index System;’’; and
(2) in subsection (d)(2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘if the responsible agency’’
and inserting‘‘if—
‘‘(i) the responsible agency’’;
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(ii) the person has not been convicted of
an offense on the basis of which that analysis
was or could have been included in the index,
and all charges for which the analysis was or
could have been included in the index have been
dismissed or resulted in acquittal.’’.
(b) FELONS CONVICTED OF FEDERAL CRIMES.—
Section 3(d) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination
Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135a(d)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(d) QUALIFYING FEDERAL OFFENSES.—The of-
fenses that shall be treated for purposes of this section
as qualifying Federal offenses are the following offenses,
as determined by the Attorney General:
‘‘(1) Any felony.
‘‘(2) Any offense under chapter 109A of title
18, United States Code.
‘‘(3) Any crime of violence (as that term is de-
fined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code).
‘‘(4) Any attempt or conspiracy to commit any
of the offenses in paragraphs (1) through (3).’’.
(c) MILITARY OFFENSES.—Section 1565(d) of title
10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) QUALIFYING MILITARY OFFENSES.—The of-
fenses that shall be treated for purposes of this section
as qualifying military offenses are the following offenses,
as determined by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Attorney General:
‘‘(1) Any offense under the Uniform Code of
Military Justice for which a sentence of confinement
for more than one year may be imposed.
‘‘(2) Any other offense under the Uniform Code
of Military Justice that is comparable to a qualifying
Federal offense (as determined under section 3(d) of
the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000
(42 U.S.C. 14135a(d))).’’.
(d) KEYBOARD SEARCHES.—Section 210304 of the
DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132), as
amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) AUTHORITY FOR KEYBOARD SEARCHES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall ensure
that any person who is authorized to access the
index described in subsection (a) for purposes of in-
cluding information on DNA identification records
or DNA analyses in that index may also access that
index for purposes of carrying out a one-time key-
board search on information obtained from any
DNA sample lawfully collected for a criminal justice
purpose except for a DNA sample voluntarily sub-
mitted solely for elimination purposes.
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of paragraph
(1), the term ‘keyboard search’ means a search
under which information obtained from a DNA sam-
ple is compared with information in the index with-
out resulting in the information obtained from a
DNA sample being included in the index.
‘‘(3) NO PREEMPTION.—This subsection shall
not be construed to preempt State law.’’.
SEC. 104. TOLLING OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 213 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 3297. Cases involving DNA evidence
‘‘In a case in which DNA testing implicates an identi-
fied person in the commission of a felony, no statute of
limitations that would otherwise preclude prosecution of
the offense shall preclude such prosecution until a period
of time following the implication of the person by DNA
testing has elapsed that is equal to the otherwise applica-
ble limitation period.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘3297. Cases involving DNA evidence.’’.
(c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply to the prosecution of any offense com-
mitted before, on, or after the date of the enactment of
this section if the applicable limitation period has not yet
expired.
SEC. 105. LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE.
Section 1201 of the Violence Against Women Act of
2000 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg–6) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘dating vio-
lence,’’ after ‘‘domestic violence,’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1)
through (3) as paragraphs (2) through (4), re-
spectively;
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as
redesignated by subparagraph (A), the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) DATING VIOLENCE.—The term ‘dating vio-
lence’ means violence committed by a person who is
or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or
intimate nature with the victim. The existence of
such a relationship shall be determined based on a
consideration of—
‘‘(A) the length of the relationship;
‘‘(B) the type of relationship; and
‘‘(C) the frequency of interaction between
the persons involved in the relationship.’’; and
(C) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘dating vio-
lence,’’ after ‘‘domestic violence,’’;
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘, dating violence,’’
after ‘‘between domestic violence’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘dating violence,’’
after ‘‘victims of domestic violence,’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘dating
violence,’’ after ‘‘domestic violence,’’; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘dating
violence,’’ after ‘‘domestic violence,’’;
(4) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, dat-
ing violence,’’ after ‘‘domestic violence’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, dat-
ing violence,’’ after ‘‘domestic violence’’;
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, dat-
ing violence,’’ after ‘‘domestic violence’’; and
(D) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘dating
violence,’’ after ‘‘domestic violence,’’;
(5) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘dating vio-
lence,’’ after ‘‘domestic violence,’’; and
(6) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘dating
violence,’’ after ‘‘domestic violence,’’.
SEC. 106. ENSURING PRIVATE LABORATORY ASSISTANCE IN
ELIMINATING DNA BACKLOG.
Section 2(d)(3) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi-
nation Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135(d)(3)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(3) USE OF VOUCHERS OR CONTRACTS FOR
CERTAIN PURPOSES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A grant for the pur-
poses specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (5) of
subsection (a) may be made in the form of a
voucher or contract for laboratory services.
‘‘(B) REDEMPTION.—A voucher or con-
tract under subparagraph (A) may be redeemed
at a laboratory operated by a private entity that
satisfies quality assurance standards and has
been approved by the Attorney General.
‘‘(C) PAYMENTS.—The Attorney General
may use amounts authorized under subsection
(j) to make payments to a laboratory described
under subparagraph (B).’’.
TITLE II—DNA SEXUAL ASSAULT
JUSTICE ACT OF 2003
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘DNA Sexual Assault
Justice Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 202. ENSURING PUBLIC CRIME LABORATORY COMPLI-
ANCE WITH FEDERAL STANDARDS.
Section 210304(b)(2) of the DNA Identification Act
of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132(b)(2)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(2) prepared by laboratories that—
‘‘(A) not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of the DNA Sexual Assault Jus-
tice Act of 2003, have been accredited by a
nonprofit professional association of persons ac-
tively involved in forensic science that is nation-
ally recognized within the forensic science com-
munity; and
‘‘(B) undergo external audits, not less than
once every 2 years, that demonstrate compli-
ance with standards established by the Director
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and’’.
SEC. 203. DNA TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR LAW EN-
FORCEMENT, 
CORRECTIONAL 
PERSONNEL,
AND COURT OFFICERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall make
grants to eligible entities to provide training, technical as-
sistance, education, and information relating to the identi-
fication, collection, preservation, analysis, and use of DNA
samples and DNA evidence.
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For purposes of subsection
(a), an eligible entity is an organization consisting of, com-
prised of, or representing—
(1) law enforcement personnel, including police
officers and other first responders, evidence techni-
cians, investigators, and others who collect or exam-
ine 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 offi-
cers involved in supervision.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated $12,500,000 for each
of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this sec-
tion.
SEC. 204. SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM PROGRAM
GRANTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall make
grants to eligible entities to provide training, technical as-
sistance, education, equipment, and information relating
to the identification, collection, preservation, analysis, and
use of DNA samples and DNA evidence by medical per-
sonnel and other personnel, including doctors, medical ex-
aminers, coroners, nurses, victim service providers, and
other professionals involved in treating victims of sexual
assault and sexual assault examination programs, includ-
ing SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner), SAFE (Sex-
ual Assault Forensic Examiner), and SART (Sexual As-
sault Response Team).
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For purposes of this section,
the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ includes—
(1) States;
(2) units of local government; and
(3) sexual 
assault 
examination 
programs,
including—
(A) sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE)
programs;
(B) 
sexual 
assault 
forensic 
examiner
(SAFE) programs;
(C) sexual assault response team (SART)
programs;
(D) State sexual assault coalitions;
(E) medical personnel, including doctors,
medical examiners, coroners, and nurses, in-
volved in treating victims of sexual assault; and
(F) victim service providers involved in
treating victims of sexual assault.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this sec-
tion.
SEC. 205. DNA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) IMPROVING DNA TECHNOLOGY.—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.
(b) DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS.—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