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PUBLIC LAW 103-322—SEPT. 13, 1994 108 STAT. 2065 " (2) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; "(3) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; "(4) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and "(5) $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2000.". Subtitle C—^DNA Identification SEC. 210301. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the "DNA Identification Act of 1994". SEC. 210302. FUNDING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF DNA ANALYSES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IDENTI- FICATION PURPOSES. (a) DRUG CONTROL AND SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT GRANT PRO- GRAM.—Section 501(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751(b)) as amended by section 150003, is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (23); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (24) and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

    • (25) developing or improving in a forensic laboratory a

capability to analyze deoxyribonucleic acid (hereinafter in this title referred to as *DNA') for identification purposes.". (b) STATE APPLICATIONS. —Section 503(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3753(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(12) If any part of funds received from a grant made under this part is to be used to develop or improve a DNA analysis capability in a forensic laboratory, a certification that— "(A) DNA analyses performed at such 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 210303 of the DNA Identification Act of 1994; "(B) DNA samples obtained by, and DNA analyses performed at, such laboratory will be accessible only— "(i) to criminal justice agencies for law enforcement identification purposes; "(ii) in judicial proceedings, if otherwise admissible pursuant to applicable statutes or rules; "(iii) for criminal defense purposes, to a defendant, who shall have access to samples and analyses performed in connection with the case in which such defendant is charged; or " (iv) if personedly identifiable information is removed, for a population statistics database, for identification research and protocol development purposes, or for quality control purposes; and "(C) such laboratory, and each analyst performing DNA analyses at such laboratory, will undergo, at regular intervals of not to exceed 180 days, external proficiency testing by a DNA proficiency testing program meeting the standards issued under section 210303 of the DNA Identification Act of 1994.". DNA Identification Act of 1994. Science and technology. 42 USC 13701 note.