Title: Rapid DNA Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Rapid DNA Act of 2017
This bill amends the DNA Identification Act of 1994 to require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to issue standards and procedures for using Rapid DNA instruments to analyze DNA samples of criminal offenders.
Rapid DNA instruments carry out a fully automated process to create a DNA analysis from a DNA sample.
DNA samples prepared by criminal justice agencies using Rapid DNA instruments in compliance the FBI-issued standards and procedures may be included in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).
The bill amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to allow the FBI to waive certain existing requirements if a DNA sample is analyzed using Rapid DNA instruments and the results are included in CODIS.


[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 510 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 510

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2017

Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Rodney 
Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kind, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Wagner, 
 Mr. Ratcliffe, Ms. Speier, Mr. Pearce, and Mr. DeSaulnier) introduced 
    the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rapid DNA Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. RAPID DNA INSTRUMENTS.

    (a) Standards.--Section 210303(a) of the DNA Identification Act of 
1994 (42 U.S.C. 14131(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(5)(A) In addition to issuing standards as provided in 
        paragraphs (1) through (4), the Director of the Federal Bureau 
        of Investigation shall issue standards and procedures for the 
        use of Rapid DNA instruments and resulting DNA analyses.
            ``(B) In this Act, the term `Rapid DNA instruments' means 
        instrumentation that carries out a fully automated process to 
        derive a DNA analysis from a DNA sample.''.
    (b) Index.--Paragraph (2) of section 210304(b) of the DNA 
Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132(b)(2)) is amended to read 
as follows:
            ``(2) prepared by--
                    ``(A) laboratories that--
                            ``(i) have been accredited by a nonprofit 
                        professional association of persons actively 
                        involved in forensic science that is nationally 
                        recognized within the forensic science 
                        community; and
                            ``(ii) 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; or
                    ``(B) criminal justice agencies using Rapid DNA 
                instruments approved by the Director of the Federal 
                Bureau of Investigation in compliance with the 
                standards and procedures issued by the Director under 
                section 210303(a)(5); and''.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO COLLECTION OF DNA 
              IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION.

    (a) From Certain Federal Offenders.--Section 3 of the DNA Analysis 
Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may waive 
        the requirements under this subsection if DNA samples are 
        analyzed by means of Rapid DNA instruments and the results are 
        included in CODIS.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) The term `Rapid DNA instruments' means 
        instrumentation that carries out a fully automated process to 
        derive a DNA analysis from a DNA sample.''.
    (b) From Certain District of Columbia Offenders.--Section 4 of the 
DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135b) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may waive 
        the requirements under this subsection if DNA samples are 
        analyzed by means of Rapid DNA instruments and the results are 
        included in CODIS.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) The term `Rapid DNA instruments' means 
        instrumentation that carries out a fully automated process to 
        derive a DNA analysis from a DNA sample.''.
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