I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 320 
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) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
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 
2015’’. 
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 (b)(2), by inserting after ‘‘lab-
oratories’’ the following: ‘‘or qualified agencies’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) are a qualifying agency engaged in 
the intake, processing, booking, detention, or 
incarceration of individuals charged or con-
victed of qualifying offenses and the analysis of 
DNA samples is conducted on a sample-to-an-
swer DNA analysis system; and’’. 
SEC. 5. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DNA ANALYSIS. 
Section llll of the DNA Identification Act of 
1994 (42 U.S.C. 14135b) is amended in subsection (b), 
by inserting after ‘‘the DNA shall be analyzed’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘on a sample-to-answer DNA analysis system’’. 
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