‘‘(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 period 
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: 
‘‘(1) $151,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 
‘‘(2) $151,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; 
‘‘(3) $151,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
‘‘(4) $151,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 
‘‘(5) $151,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) USE OF FUNDS FOR ACCREDITATION AND AU-
DITS.—The Attorney General may distribute not more than 
1 percent of the grant amounts under subsection (j)—
‘‘(1) to States or units of local government to de-
fray the costs incurred by laboratories operated by 
each such State or unit of local government in pre-
paring for accreditation or reaccreditation; 
‘‘(2) in the form of additional grants to States, 
units of local government, or nonprofit professional 
organizations of persons actively involved in forensic 
science and nationally recognized within the forensic 
science community—
‘‘(A) to defray the costs of external audits of 
laboratories operated by such State or unit of 
local government, which participates in the Na-
tional DNA Index System, to determine whether 
the laboratory is in compliance with quality as-
surance standards; 
‘‘(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 ef-
forts; 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 govern-
ment 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 determine 
whether the laboratory is in compliance with standards es-
tablished by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, and, as a result of such audit, identifies measures to 
remedy deficiencies with respect to the compliance by the 
laboratory with such standards, the State or unit of local 
government shall implement any such remediation as soon 
as practicable.’’. 
SEC. 103. EXPANSION OF COMBINED DNA INDEX SYSTEM. 
(a) INCLUSION
OF
ALL
DNA SAMPLES
FROM 
STATES.—Section 210304(a)(1) of the DNA Identification 
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132(a)(1)) is amended by striking
‘‘of persons convicted of crimes;’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘of—
‘‘(A) persons convicted of crimes; and 
‘‘(B) other persons whose DNA samples are 
collected under applicable legal authorities, pro-
vided that DNA profiles from DNA samples that 
are voluntarily submitted solely for elimination 
purposes shall not be included in the Combined 
DNA Index System;’’. 
(b) FELONS CONVICTED OF FEDERAL CRIMES.—Sec-
tion 3(d) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act 
of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135a(d)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) QUALIFYING FEDERAL OFFENSES.—The offenses 
that shall be treated for purposes of this section as quali-
fying Federal offenses are the following offenses, as deter-
mined 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 offenses 
that shall be treated for purposes of this section as quali-
fying military offenses are the following offenses, as deter-
mined 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 including 
information on DNA identification records or DNA
analyses in that index may also access that index for 
purposes of carrying out a keyboard search. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1), the term ‘keyboard search’ means a search under 
which information held by a person is compared with 
information in the index without resulting in the in-
formation held by the person 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 following: 
‘‘§ 3297. Cases involving DNA evidence 
‘‘In a case in which DNA testing implicates an identi-
fied person in the commission of a felony, except for a felony 
offense under chapter 109A, 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 applicable limitation period.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
‘‘3297. Cases involving DNA evidence.’’.
(c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this sec-
tion shall apply to the prosecution of any offense committed 
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 following: 
‘‘(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 consid-
eration 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 contract 
under subparagraph (A) may be redeemed at a 
laboratory operated by a private entity that sat-
isfies 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 Justice 
Act of 2003, have been accredited by a nonprofit 
professional association of persons actively in-
volved in forensic science that is nationally rec-
ognized within the forensic science community; 
and 
‘‘(B) undergo external audits, not less than 
once every 2 years, that demonstrate compliance 
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 States and units of local government to provide 
training, technical assistance, education, and information 
relating to the identification, collection, preservation, anal-
ysis, and use of DNA samples and DNA evidence by—
(1) law enforcement personnel, including police 
officers and other first responders, evidence techni-
cians, investigators, and others who collect or examine 
evidence of crime; 
(2) court officers, including State and local pros-
ecutors, 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. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated $12,500,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this section. 
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 personnel 
and other personnel, including doctors, medical examiners, 
coroners, nurses, victim service providers, and other profes-
sionals involved in treating victims of sexual assault and 
sexual assault examination programs, including SANE 
(Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner), SAFE (Sexual Assault 
Forensic Examiner), and SART (Sexual Assault 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, in-
cluding—
(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 section. 
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, de-
creasing time and expense, and increasing portability. 
(b) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral shall make grants to appropriate entities under which 
research is carried out through demonstration projects in-
volving coordinated training and commitment of resources 
to law enforcement agencies and key criminal justice par-
ticipants to demonstrate and evaluate the use of forensic 
DNA technology in conjunction with other forensic tools. 
The demonstration projects shall include scientific evalua-
tion of the public safety benefits, improvements to law en-
forcement operations, and cost-effectiveness of increased col-
lection and use of DNA evidence. 
(c) NATIONAL FORENSIC SCIENCE COMMISSION.—
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Attorney General shall 
appoint a National Forensic Science Commission (in
this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’), com-
posed of persons experienced in criminal justice 
issues, including persons from the forensic science and 
criminal justice communities, to carry out the respon-
sibilities under paragraph (2). 
(2) 
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The 
Commission 
shall—
(A) assess the present and future resource 
needs of the forensic science community; 
(B) make recommendations to the Attorney 
General for maximizing the use of forensic tech-
nologies and techniques to solve crimes and pro-
tect the public; 
(C) identify potential scientific advances 
that may assist law enforcement in using foren-
sic technologies and techniques to protect the 
public; 
(D) make recommendations to the Attorney 
General for programs that will increase the num-
ber of qualified forensic scientists available to 
work in public crime laboratories; 
(E) disseminate, through the National Insti-
tute of Justice, best practices concerning the col-
lection and analyses of forensic evidence to help 
ensure quality and consistency in the use of fo-
rensic technologies and techniques to solve crimes 
and protect the public; 
(F) examine additional issues pertaining to 
forensic science as requested by the Attorney 
General; 
(G) examine Federal, State, and local pri-
vacy protection statutes, regulations, and prac-
tices relating to access to, or use of, stored DNA 
samples or DNA analyses, to determine whether 
such protections are sufficient; 
(H) make specific recommendations to the 
Attorney General, as necessary, to enhance the 
protections described in subparagraph (G) to en-
sure—
(i) the appropriate use and dissemina-
tion of DNA information; 
(ii) the accuracy, security, and con-
fidentiality of DNA information; 
(iii) the timely removal and destruc-
tion of obsolete, expunged, or inaccurate 
DNA information; and 
(iv) that any other necessary measures 
are taken to protect privacy; and 
(I) provide a forum for the exchange and 
dissemination of ideas and information in fur-
therance of the objectives described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (H). 
(3) PERSONNEL; PROCEDURES.—The Attorney 
General shall—
(A) designate the Chair of the Commission 
from among its members; 
(B) designate any necessary staff to assist 
in carrying out the functions of the Commission; 
and 
(C) establish procedures and guidelines for 
the operations of the Commission. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 206. FBI DNA PROGRAMS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation $42,100,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
through 2009 to carry out the DNA programs and activities 
described under subsection (b). 
(b) PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.—The Federal Bureau 
of Investigation may use any amounts appropriated pursu-
ant to subsection (a) for— 
(1) nuclear DNA analysis; 
(2) mitochondrial DNA analysis;
(3) regional mitochondrial DNA laboratories; 
(4) the Combined DNA Index System; 
(5) the Federal Convicted Offender DNA Pro-
gram; and 
(6) DNA research and development. 
SEC. 207. DNA IDENTIFICATION OF MISSING PERSONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall make 
grants to States and units of local government to promote 
the use of forensic DNA technology to identify missing per-
sons and unidentified human remains. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 208. ENHANCED CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR UNAU-
THORIZED DISCLOSURE OR USE OF DNA IN-
FORMATION. 
Section 10(c) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi-
nation Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135e(c)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(c) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—A person who knowingly 
discloses a sample or result described in subsection (a) in 
any manner to any person not authorized to receive it, or 
obtains or uses, without authorization, such sample or re-
sult, shall be fined not more than $100,000. Each instance
of disclosure, obtaining, or use shall constitute a separate 
offense under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 209. TRIBAL COALITION GRANTS. 
Section 2001 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796gg) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) TRIBAL COALITION GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The Attorney General shall 
award grants to tribal domestic violence and sexual 
assault coalitions for purposes of—
‘‘(A) increasing awareness of domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault against Indian women; 
‘‘(B) enhancing the response to violence 
against Indian women at the tribal, Federal, 
and State levels; and 
‘‘(C) identifying and providing technical 
assistance to coalition membership and tribal 
communities to enhance access to essential serv-
ices to Indian women victimized by domestic 
and sexual violence. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS TO TRIBAL COALITIONS.—The At-
torney General shall award grants under paragraph 
(1) to—