Public Law 116-104 | Public Law 116–104: To reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004.

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PUBLIC LAW 116–104—DEC. 30, 2019

133 STAT. 3272

Public Law

116–104

116th Congress

An Act

To reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004.

Dec. 30, 2019

[H.R. 777]

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

Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019.

34 USC 10101 note.

SECTION 1.

SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “

Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019

”.

SEC. 2.

REAUTHORIZATION.

Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701)

is amended

—

(1)

in subsection (a)—

(A)

in paragraph (2), by

striking

“including” and

inserting

“prioritizing, to the extent practicable consistent with public safety considerations”; and

(B)

in paragraph (8), by

striking

“including” and

inserting

“in particular,”;

(2)

in subsection (b)—

(A)

in paragraph (6), by

striking

“and” at the end;

(B)

in paragraph (7), by

striking

the period at the end and

inserting

“; and”; and

(C)

adding

at the end the following:

“(8)

provide assurances that the DNA section of the laboratory to be used to conduct DNA analyses has a written policy that prioritizes the analysis of, to the extent practicable consistent with public safety considerations, samples from homicides and sexual assaults.”

;

(3)

in subsection (c)(3)—

(A)

in subparagraph (B), by

striking

“2014 through 2019” and

inserting

“2019 through 2024”; and

(B)

in subparagraph (C), by

striking

“2014 through 2019” and

inserting

“2019 through 2024”; and

(4)

in subsection (j), by

striking

“2015 through 2019” and

inserting

“2019 through 2024”.

SEC. 3.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION.

Section 303(b) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40722(b))

is amended

striking

“2015 through 2019” and

inserting

“2019 through 2024”.133 STAT. 3273

SEC. 4.

SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM GRANTS.

Section 304(d) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (34 U.S.C. 40723(d))

is amended

striking

“2015 through 2019” and

inserting

“2019 through 2024”.

Approved December 30, 2019.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 777 (S. 820):

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 165 (2019):

Oct. 23, considered and passed House.

Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate.

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Public Law 116–104: To reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004.

SHORT TITLE.

REAUTHORIZATION.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION.

SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM GRANTS.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 777 (S. 820):

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 165 (2019):

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