Justice Served Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4854
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2018-01-19
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Latest action: action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Became Public Law No: 115-257.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-01-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Justice Served Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to add, as a purpose area under the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, increasing the capacity of prosecutors to address the backlog of violent crime cases involving suspects identified through DNA evidence. The Department of Justice (DOJ) must allocate a specified percentage of grant funds for such purpose, subject to limitations.</p> <p>Additionally, of amounts made available over FY2019-FY2022 for a DNA analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other forensic activities, DOJ must allocate at least 5% for grants to prosecute cold cases involving violent crime, where suspects have been identified through DNA evidence.</p>

action_date: 2018-10-09
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>Justice Served Act of 2018</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to add, as a purpose area under the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, increasing the capacity of prosecutors to address the backlog of violent crime cases involving suspects identified through DNA evidence. The Department of Justice (DOJ) must allocate a specified percentage of grant funds for such purpose, subject to limitations.</p> <p>Additionally, of amounts made available over FY2019-FY2022 for a DNA analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other forensic activities, DOJ must allocate at least 5% for grants to prosecute cold cases involving violent crime, where suspects have been identified through DNA evidence.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4854 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 19, 2018 Mr. Carter of Texas (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Reichert , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , and Mr. Ratcliffe ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice Served Act of 2018 . 2. Prosecution of DNA cold cases (a) Debbie smith DNA backlog grant program Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( 34 U.S.C. 40701 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (9) To increase the capacity of State and local prosecution offices to address the backlog of violent crime cases in which suspects have been identified through DNA evidence. ; and (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: (5) Allocation of grant awards for prosecutors For each fiscal year, not less than 5 percent, but not more than 7 percent, of the grant amounts distributed under paragraph (1) shall, if sufficient applications to justify such amounts are received by the Attorney General, be awarded for purposes described in subsection (a)(9), provided that none of the funds required to be distributed under this paragraph shall decrease or otherwise limit the availability of funds required to be awarded to States or units of local government under paragraph (3). . (b) Prosecution of cold cases Of the amounts made available to the Attorney General for a DNA Analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities for the purpose described in section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( 34 U.S.C. 40701 ) under the heading State and local law enforcement assistance under the heading Office of Justice Programs under the heading Department of Justice in fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, not less than 5 percent, but not more than 7 percent, of such amounts shall be provided for grants for prosecutors to increase the capacity of State and local prosecution offices to address cold cases involving violent crime, where suspects have been identified through DNA evidence.

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4854 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice Served Act of 2018 . 2. Prosecution of DNA cold cases (a) Debbie smith DNA backlog grant program Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( 34 U.S.C. 40701 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (9) To increase the capacity of State and local prosecution offices to address the backlog of violent crime cases in which suspects have been identified through DNA evidence. ; and (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: (5) Allocation of grant awards for prosecutors For each fiscal year, not less than 5 percent, but not more than 7 percent, of the grant amounts distributed under paragraph (1) shall, if sufficient applications to justify such amounts are received by the Attorney General, be awarded for purposes described in subsection (a)(9), provided that none of the funds required to be distributed under this paragraph shall decrease or otherwise limit the availability of funds required to be awarded to States or units of local government under paragraph (3). . (b) Prosecution of cold cases Of the amounts made available to the Attorney General for a DNA Analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities for the purpose described in section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( 34 U.S.C. 40701 ) under the heading State and local law enforcement assistance under the heading Office of Justice Programs under the heading Department of Justice in fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, not less than 5 percent, but not more than 7 percent, of such amounts shall be provided for grants for prosecutors to increase the capacity of State and local prosecution offices to address cold cases involving violent crime, where suspects have been identified through DNA evidence.

Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4854 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 16, 2018 Received AN ACT To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice Served Act of 2018 . 2. Prosecution of DNA cold cases (a) Debbie smith DNA backlog grant program Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( 34 U.S.C. 40701 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (9) To increase the capacity of State and local prosecution offices to address the backlog of violent crime cases in which suspects have been identified through DNA evidence. ; and (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: (5) Allocation of grant awards for prosecutors For each fiscal year, not less than 5 percent, but not more than 7 percent, of the grant amounts distributed under paragraph (1) shall, if sufficient applications to justify such amounts are received by the Attorney General, be awarded for purposes described in subsection (a)(9), provided that none of the funds required to be distributed under this paragraph shall decrease or otherwise limit the availability of funds required to be awarded to States or units of local government under paragraph (3). . (b) Prosecution of cold cases Of the amounts made available to the Attorney General for a DNA Analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities for the purpose described in section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( 34 U.S.C. 40701 ) under the heading State and local law enforcement assistance under the heading Office of Justice Programs under the heading Department of Justice in fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, not less than 5 percent, but not more than 7 percent, of such amounts shall be provided for grants for prosecutors to increase the capacity of State and local prosecution offices to address cold cases involving violent crime, where suspects have been identified through DNA evidence.

Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: I One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen H. R. 4854 AN ACT To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice Served Act of 2018 . 2. Prosecution of DNA cold cases (a) Debbie smith DNA backlog grant program Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( 34 U.S.C. 40701 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (9) To increase the capacity of State and local prosecution offices to address the backlog of violent crime cases in which suspects have been identified through DNA evidence. ; and (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: (5) Allocation of grant awards for prosecutors For each fiscal year, not less than 5 percent, but not more than 7 percent, of the grant amounts distributed under paragraph (1) shall, if sufficient applications to justify such amounts are received by the Attorney General, be awarded for purposes described in subsection (a)(9), provided that none of the funds required to be distributed under this paragraph shall decrease or otherwise limit the availability of funds required to be awarded to States or units of local government under paragraph (3). . (b) Prosecution of cold cases Of the amounts made available to the Attorney General for a DNA Analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities for the purpose described in section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( 34 U.S.C. 40701 ) under the heading State and local law enforcement assistance under the heading Office of Justice Programs under the heading Department of Justice in fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, not less than 5 percent, but not more than 7 percent, of such amounts shall be provided for grants for prosecutors to increase the capacity of State and local prosecution offices to address cold cases involving violent crime, where suspects have been identified through DNA evidence.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.