[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6196 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6196
To eliminate the backlog in performing DNA analyses of DNA samples
collected from convicted child sex offenders, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 25, 2012
Mr. King of New York (for himself, Mr. Turner of New York, and Mr.
Burton of Indiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To eliminate the backlog in performing DNA analyses of DNA samples
collected from convicted child sex offenders, and for other purposes.
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 ``Convicted Child Sex Offender DNA
Index System Support Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CHILD SEX OFFENDER DNA BACKLOG.
(a) Development of Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, after consultation with representatives of
the States and of appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop a
plan to assist States in performing DNA analyses of DNA samples
collected from convicted child sex offenders.
(2) Objective.--The objective of the plan developed under
paragraph (1) shall be to effectively eliminate the backlog of
convicted child sex offender DNA samples awaiting analysis in
State or local forensic laboratory storage, including samples
that need to be reanalyzed using upgraded methods, in an
efficient, expeditious manner that will provide for the entry
of those analyses into the combined DNA Indexing System
(CODIS).
(3) Preference in funding.--In providing assistance to
States under the plan, the Director shall give a preference in
assistance to those States that have developed a comprehensive
program for the DNA analysis of crime scene evidence in
casework for which there are no suspects.
(b) Plan Conditions.--The plan developed under subsection (a) shall
require the following:
(1) That the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation--
(A) establish requirements for the performance of
DNA analyses by private forensic laboratories,
including quality assurance standards, state-of-the-art
testing methods, and other requirements that the
Director considers appropriate; and
(B) determine which private forensic laboratories
satisfy the requirements established pursuant to
subparagraph (A).
(2) That a laboratory may perform DNA analyses under the
plan only if it is a private forensic laboratory determined
under paragraph (1)(B) to satisfy the requirements established
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A).
(3) That the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation provide assistance under the plan only pursuant
to arrangements with private forensic laboratories that have
been determined under paragraph (1)(B) to satisfy the
requirements established pursuant to paragraph (1)(A).
(4) That under each such arrangement--
(A) the Director shall determine, for each State to
which assistance is provided under the plan, the
quantity of convicted child sex offender DNA samples
awaiting analysis in that State on which the laboratory
shall perform DNA analysis;
(B) the laboratory shall perform those DNA
analyses; and
(C) the Director shall, on behalf of that State,
provide funding to the laboratory to cover the costs of
those DNA analyses.
(5) That each DNA sample collected and analyzed under the
plan be accessible only--
(A) to criminal justice agencies for law
enforcement identification purposes;
(B) in judicial proceedings, if otherwise
admissible pursuant to applicable statutes or rules;
(C) for criminal defense purposes, to a defendant,
who shall have access to samples and analyses performed
in connection with the case in which such defendant is
charged; or
(D) for validation studies and protocol development
purposes, if personally identifiable information is
removed.
(c) Implementation of Plan.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations under subsection (d), the Director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation shall implement the plan developed pursuant to
subsection (a) with States that elect to participate.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to
carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2013,
2014, and 2015.
SEC. 3. OFFSETTING SAVINGS.
The Administrator of the Office of Personnel Management shall
implement all of the recommendations made by the Office of Inspector
General in its report dated September 14, 2011 regarding stopping
improper payments from the Federal Government's Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund to deceased annuitants and survivors.
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