Pub. L. 108-405, tit. II, sec. 203

EXPANSION OF COMBINED DNA INDEX SYSTEM.

EnactedYear: 2004Length: 699 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 203. EXPANSION OF COMBINED DNA INDEX SYSTEM.(a) Inclusion of All DNA Samples From States.—Section 210304 of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking “of persons convicted of crimes;” and inserting the following: “of—“(A) persons convicted of crimes;“(B) persons who have been charged in an indictment or information with a crime; and“(C) other persons whose DNA samples are collected under applicable legal authorities, provided that DNA profiles from arrestees who have not been charged in an indictment or information with a crime, and DNA samples that are voluntarily submitted solely for elimination purposes shall not be included in the National DNA Index System;”; and(2) in subsection (d)(2)—(A) by striking “if the responsible agency” and inserting “if—“(i) the responsible agency”;(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and118 STAT. 2270(C) by adding at the end the following:“(ii) the person has not been convicted of an offense on the basis of which that analysis was or could have been included in the index, and all charges for which the analysis was or could have been included in the index have been dismissed or resulted in acquittal.”.(b) Felons Convicted of Federal Crimes.—Section 3(d) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135a(d)) is amended to read as follows:“(d) Qualifying Federal Offenses.—The offenses that shall be treated for purposes of this section as qualifying Federal offenses are the following offenses, as determined by the Attorney General:“(1) Any felony. “(2) Any offense under chapter 109A of title 18, United States Code.“(3) Any crime of violence (as that term is defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code).“(4) Any attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses in paragraphs (1) through (3).”.(c) Military Offenses.—Section 1565(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:“(d) Qualifying Military Offenses.—The offenses that shall be treated for purposes of this section as qualifying military offenses are the following offenses, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Attorney General:“(1) Any offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for which a sentence of confinement for more than one year may be imposed.“(2) Any other offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice that is comparable to a qualifying Federal offense (as determined under section 3(d) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135a(d))).”.(d) Keyboard Searches.—Section 210304 of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(e) Authority for Keyboard Searches.—“(1) In general.—The Director shall ensure that any person who is authorized to access the index described in subsection (a) for purposes of including information on DNA identification records or DNA analyses in that index may also access that index for purposes of carrying out a one-time keyboard search on information obtained from any DNA sample lawfully collected for a criminal justice purpose except for a DNA sample voluntarily submitted solely for elimination purposes.“(2) Definition.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘keyboard search’ means a search under which information obtained from a DNA sample is compared with information in the index without resulting in the information obtained from a DNA sample being included in the index.“(3) No preemption.—This subsection shall not be construed to preempt State law.(e) Increased Penalties for Misuse of DNA Analyses.—(1) Section 210305(c)(2) of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14133(c)(2)) is amended by striking “$100,000” and inserting “$250,000, or imprisoned for a period of not more than one year, or both”.118 STAT. 2271(2) Section 10(c) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135e(c)) is amended by striking “$100,000” and inserting “$250,000, or imprisoned for a period of not more than one year, or both”.(f) Report to Congress.—If the Department of Justice plans to modify or supplement the core genetic markers needed for compatibility with the CODIS system, it shall notify the Judiciary Committee of the Senate and the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives in writing not later than 180 days before any change is made and explain the reasons for such change.
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