Legislation

Authorization

For NIJ's Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction program:

• Justice for All Act of 2004. Public Law 108-405 (HR 108-711). Establishes enforceable rights for victims of crimes; enhances DNA collection and analysis efforts; provides for post-conviction DNA testing; and authorizes grants to improve the quality of representation in state capital cases.
  
• DNA Backlog Elimination Act (2000). Public Law 106-546 (HR 4640), 42 U.S.C.§14135a. To make grants to States for carrying out DNA analyses for use in the Combined DNA Index System of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to provide for the collection and analysis of DNA samples from certain violent and sexual offenders for use in such system, and for other purposes. Including "To carry out, for inclusion in such Combined DNA Index System, DNA analyses of samples from crime scenes."
  
• Crime Information Technology Act (1996), authorized with the passage of Public Law 105-251 (S. 2022). To provide for the improvement of interstate criminal justice identification, information, communications, and forensics. CITA allowed for grants for programs relating to the identification and analysis of DNA.
  
• DNA Identification Act of 1994. Public Law 103-322 (HR 3355). This Act modifies the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 by inserting provisions regulating funding of DNA analysis laboratories and authorizing the collection of an index of DNA records and samples, all of which are designed to enhance quality assurance.

Appropriations

• 2006: Public Law 109-108
• 2005: Public Law 108-447
• 2004: Public Law 108-199
• 2003: Public Law 108-7, funding was split between Convicted Offender and No-Suspect (Now Forensic Casework) programs
• 2002: Public Law 107-77, funding was split between Convicted Offender and No-Suspect (Now Forensic Casework) programs