I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6196 
To eliminate the backlog in performing DNA analyses of DNA samples 
collected from convicted child sex offenders, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2012 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. TURNER of New York, and Mr. BUR-
TON of Indiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To eliminate the backlog in performing DNA analyses of 
DNA samples collected from convicted child sex offend-
ers, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Convicted Child Sex 
Offender DNA Index System Support Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CHILD SEX OFFENDER DNA BACK-
LOG. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, after con-
sultation with representatives of the States and of 
appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop a plan to 
assist States in performing DNA analyses of DNA 
samples collected from convicted child sex offenders. 
(2) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the plan de-
veloped under paragraph (1) shall be to effectively 
eliminate the backlog of convicted child sex offender 
DNA samples awaiting analysis in State or local fo-
rensic laboratory storage, including samples that 
need to be reanalyzed using upgraded methods, in 
an efficient, expeditious manner that will provide for 
the entry of those analyses into the combined DNA 
Indexing System (CODIS). 
(3) PREFERENCE IN FUNDING.—In providing 
assistance to States under the plan, the Director 
shall give a preference in assistance to those States 
that have developed a comprehensive program for 
the DNA analysis of crime scene evidence in case-
work for which there are no suspects. 
(b) PLAN CONDITIONS.—The plan developed under 
subsection (a) shall require the following: 
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plan, the quantity of convicted child sex of-
fender DNA samples awaiting analysis in that 
State on which the laboratory shall perform 
DNA analysis; 
(B) the laboratory shall perform those 
DNA analyses; and 
(C) the Director shall, on behalf of that 
State, provide funding to the laboratory to 
cover the costs of those DNA analyses. 
(5) That each DNA sample collected and ana-
lyzed under the plan be accessible only— 
(A) to criminal justice agencies for law en-
forcement identification purposes; 
(B) in judicial proceedings, if otherwise ad-
missible pursuant to applicable statutes or 
rules; 
(C) for criminal defense purposes, to a de-
fendant, who shall have access to samples and 
analyses performed in connection with the case 
in which such defendant is charged; or 
(D) for validation studies and protocol de-
velopment purposes, if personally identifiable 
information is removed. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION
OF PLAN.—Subject to the 
availability of appropriations under subsection (d), the Di-
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rector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall imple-
ment the plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) with 
States that elect to participate. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation to carry out this section 
$25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 
2015. 
SEC. 3. OFFSETTING SAVINGS. 
The Administrator of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement shall implement all of the recommendations made 
by the Office of Inspector General in its report dated Sep-
tember 14, 2011 regarding stopping improper payments 
from the Federal Government’s Civil Service Retirement 
and Disability Fund to deceased annuitants and survivors. 
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