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DNA Identification Act
Below you will find links to
portions of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 as set out in the US Code.
If you want to search the US
Code on this or other topics try the Search Engine at the Legal Information Institute (LLI) at Cornell
University:
As background, the DNA
Identification Act of 1994 established the DNA Advisory Board which was charge
establishing Standards and Guidelines governing the use of
forensic DNA testing. It also deals with the standards for proficiency testing, the
convicted offenders DNA database (CODIS), and grants in this area.
(Click on the links
below to access each section of the Act)
TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND
WELFARE - CHAPTER 136 VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
14131
Quality assurance and proficiency testing standards
14132
Index to facilitate law enforcement exchange of DNA
14133 Federal Bureau of
Investigation
14134 Authorization of
appropriations
SUBCHAPTER XII-L-DNA IDENTIFICATION GRANTS
3753 State applications
3796kk Grant authorization
3796kk-1 Applications
3796kk-2 Application requirements
3796kk-3 Administrative
provisions
3796kk-4 Restrictions on use
of funds
3796kk-5 Reports
3796kk-6 Expenditure records
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