Collapse to view only § 10513. Application requirements
- § 10511. Grant authorization
- § 10512. Applications
- § 10513. Application requirements
- § 10514. Administrative provisions
- § 10515. Restrictions on use of funds
- § 10516. Reports
- § 10517. Expenditure records
§ 10511. Grant authorization
The Attorney General may make funds available under this subchapter to States and units of local government, or combinations thereof, to carry out all or a substantial part of a program or project intended to develop or improve the capability to analyze deoxyribonucleic acid (referred to in this subchapter as “DNA”) in a forensic laboratory.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2401, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210302(c)(1)(C), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2066.)
§ 10512. Applications
To request a grant under this subchapter, the chief executive officer of a State or unit of local government shall submit an application in such form as the Attorney General may require.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2402, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210302(c)(1)(C), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2066.)
§ 10513. Application requirementsNo grant may be made under this subchapter unless an application has been submitted to the Attorney General in which the applicant certifies that—
(1) DNA analyses performed at the laboratory will satisfy or exceed then current standards for a quality assurance program for DNA analysis issued by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation under section 12591 of this title.1
1 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.
(2) DNA samples obtained by and DNA analyses performed at the laboratory shall be made available only—
(A) to criminal justice agencies for law enforcement identification purposes;
(B) in judicial proceedings, if otherwise admissible pursuant to applicable statutes or rules;
(C) for criminal defense purposes, to a defendant, who shall have access to samples and analyses performed in connection with the case in which the defendant is charged; or
(D) if personally identifiable information is removed, for a population statistics database, for identification research and protocol development purposes, or for quality control purposes; and
(3) the laboratory and each analyst performing DNA analyses at the laboratory shall undergo semiannual external proficiency testing by a DNA proficiency testing program that meets the standards issued under section 12591 of this title.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2403, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210302(c)(1)(C), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2066; amended Pub. L. 106–546, § 8(b), Dec. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 2735.)
§ 10514. Administrative provisions
(a) Regulation authority
(b) Award authority
(c) Technical assistance
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2404, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210302(c)(1)(C), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2066.)
§ 10515. Restrictions on use of funds
(a) Federal share
(b) Administrative costs
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2405, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210302(c)(1)(C), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2067.)
§ 10516. Reports
Each State or unit of local government which receives a grant under this subchapter shall submit to the Attorney General, for each year in which funds from a grant received under this subchapter is expended, a report at such time and in such manner as the Attorney General may reasonably require which contains—
(1) a summary of the activities carried out under the grant and an assessment of whether such activities are meeting the needs identified in the application submitted under section 10512 of this title; and
(2) such other information as the Attorney General may require.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2406, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210302(c)(1)(C), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2067; amended Pub. L. 112–189, § 2(a), Oct. 5, 2012, 126 Stat. 1435.)
§ 10517. Expenditure records
(a) Records
(b) Access
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2407, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210302(c)(1)(C), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2067.)