34 U.S.C. § 40724
DNA research and development
United States · Title 34 — CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT · Status: effective
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- 34 U.S.C. § 40724, DNA research and development, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/470613
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The Attorney General shall make grants for research and development to improve forensic DNA technology, including increasing the identification accuracy and efficiency of DNA analysis, decreasing time and expense, and increasing portability.
The Attorney General shall make grants to appropriate entities under which research is carried out through demonstration projects involving coordinated training and commitment of resources to law enforcement agencies and key criminal justice participants to demonstrate and evaluate the use of forensic DNA technology in conjunction with other forensic tools. The demonstration projects shall include scientific evaluation of the public safety benefits, improvements to law enforcement operations, and cost-effectiveness of increased collection and use of DNA evidence.
There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to carry out this section.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Justice for All Act of 2004House: 393–14Senate: no recorded tally
- Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally