AUTHORIZATION OF JOHN DOE DNA INDICTMENTS.

SEC. 610. AUTHORIZATION OF JOHN DOE DNA INDICTMENTS.(a) Limitation.—Section 3282 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “Except” and inserting the following:“(a) In General.—Except”; and(2) by adding at the end the following:“(b) DNA Profile Indictment.—“(1) In general.—In any indictment for an offense under chapter 109A for which the identity of the accused is unknown, it shall be sufficient to describe the accused as an individual whose name is unknown, but who has a particular DNA profile.“(2) Exception.—Any indictment described under paragraph (1), which is found not later than 5 years after the offense under chapter 109A is committed, shall not be subject to—“(A) the limitations period described under subsection (a); and“(B) the provisions of chapter 208 until the individual is arrested or served with a summons in connection with the charges contained in the indictment.“(3) Defined term.—For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘DNA profile’ means a set of DNA identification characteristics.”.(b) Rules of Criminal Procedure.—Rule 7(c)(1) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended by adding at the end the following: “For purposes of an indictment referred to in section 3282 of title 18, United States Code, for which the identity of the defendant is unknown, it shall be sufficient for the indictment to describe the defendant as an individual whose name is unknown, but who has a particular DNA profile, as that term is defined in that section 3282.”.117 STAT. 693