US lawFederal (United States)Session lawPub. L. 108-405 — To protect crime victims’ rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of new DNA testing technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of DNA evidence, to provide post-conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes.201Pub. L. 108-405, tit. II, sec. 201SHORT TITLE.EnactedYear: 2004Length: 16 wordsOfficial source SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the “Debbie Smith Act of 2004”.PreviousPub. L. 108-405, tit. I, sec. 104NextPub. L. 108-405, tit. II, sec. 202