I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5789 
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 
DECEMBER 3, 2014 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish a system for integration of Rapid DNA instru-
ments for use by law enforcement to reduce violent crime 
and reduce the current DNA analysis backlog. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rapid DNA Act of 
2014’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
The DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
14132) is amended by inserting at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. ll. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘(1) The term ‘reference DNA sample’ means 
a tissue, fluid, or other bodily sample of an indi-
vidual on which a DNA analysis can be carried out. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘DNA analysis’ means analysis 
of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification in-
formation from a bodily sample. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘sample-to-answer DNA analysis 
systems’ means fully automated systems that after 
input of a DNA sample can perform all necessary 
sample preparation and analysis with no operator 
intervention. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘qualified agencies’ means book-
ing stations, jails, prisons, detention centers, other 
law enforcement organizations, and facilities outside 
of forensic laboratories that can perform DNA anal-
ysis using sample-to-answer DNA systems on sub-
jects meeting current legislative guidelines. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘operators’ means persons 
trained to operate a sample-to-answer DNA sys-
tem.’’. 
SEC. 3. REVISED QUALITY ASSURANCE AND PROFICIENCY 
TESTING STANDARDS. 
Section 210303 of the DNA Identification Act of 
1994 (42 U.S.C. 14131) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by inserting after 
‘‘Technology’’ the following: ‘‘, and members from 
Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies.’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by inserting after 
‘‘DNA’’ the following: ‘‘and separate standards for 
testing the proficiency of qualified agencies, and op-
erators, in conducting analyses of DNA samples 
using sample-to-answer DNA analysis systems.’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after 
‘‘DNA’’ the following: ‘‘DNA and separate stand-
ards for testing the proficiency of qualified agencies, 
and operators, in conducting analyses of DNA sam-
ples using sample-to-answer DNA analysis sys-
tems.’’; 
(4) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting after 
‘‘used by forensic laboratories’’ the following: ‘‘and 
by qualified agencies conducting analyses of DNA 
samples using sample-to-answer DNA analysis sys-
tems.’’; and by inserting after ‘‘determine whether a 
laboratory’’ the following: ‘‘, or agency,’’; 
(5) in subsection (a)(4), by inserting after ‘‘for 
purposes of this section’’ the following: ‘‘, and for 
qualified agencies the quality assurance guidelines 
recommended by the scientific working group on 
DNA analysis methods.’’; 
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(6) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting after 
‘‘forensic DNA analyses’’ the following: ‘‘; and quali-
fied agencies conducting analyses of DNA samples 
using sample-to-answer DNA analysis systems.’’; 
(7) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by inserting after 
‘‘forensic DNA analyses’’ the following: ‘‘; and for 
qualified agencies conducting analyses of DNA sam-
ples using sample-to-answer DNA analysis sys-
tems.’’; 
(8) in subsection (c)(1)(C), by inserting after 
‘‘forensic DNA analyses’’ the following: ‘‘; and quali-
fied agencies conducting analyses of DNA samples 
using sample-to-answer DNA analysis systems.’’; 
and 
(9) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting after ‘‘rou-
tine evidence’’ the following: ‘‘; and for qualified 
agencies the term ‘blind external proficiency test’ 
means a test that is presented to qualified agencies 
through a second agency and appears to the oper-
ator to involve routine DNA samples for sample-to- 
answer DNA analysis systems.’’. 
SEC. 4. QUALIFYING AGENCIES. 
Section 210304 of the DNA Identification Act of 
1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132) is amended— 
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