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PUBLIC LAW 106-561—DEC. 21, 2000 114 STAT. 2791 Deadline. 42 USC 3793. a unit of local government and the delivery of test results to the requesting office or agency; and "(3) such other information as the Attorney General may require. "(b) REPORTS TO CONGRESS. — Not later than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year for which 1 or more grants are awarded under this part, the Attorney General shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, a report, which shall include— "(1) the aggregate amount of grants awarded under this part for that fiscal year; and "(2) a summary of the information provided under subsection (a).". (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (A) IN GENERAL.— Section 1001(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: "(24) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part BB, to remain available until expended— "(A) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; "(B) $85,400,000 for fiscal year 2002; "(C) $ 134,733,000 for fiscal year 2003; "(D) $128,067,000 for fiscal year 2004; "(E) $56,733,000 for fiscal year 2005; and " (F) $42,067,000 for fiscal year 2006. ". (B) BACKLOG ELIMINATION. —There is authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 for the elimination of DNA convicted offender database sample backlogs and for other related purposes, as provided in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001. (3) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by striking the table of contents. (4) REPEAL OF 20 PERCENT FLOOR FOR CITA CRIME LAB GRANTS.—Section 102(e)(2) of the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601(e)(2)) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (B), by adding "and" at the end; and (B) by striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C). SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION REGARDING CERTAIN CLAIMS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 983(a)(2)(C)(ii) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking "(and provide customary documentary evidence of such interest if available) and state that the claim is not frivolous". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in the amendment made by section 2(a) of Public Law 106-185. SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE OBLIGATION OF 42 USC 14135 GRANTEE STATES TO ENSURE ACCESS TO POST-CONVICTION note. DNA TESTING AND COMPETENT COUNSEL IN CAPITAL CASES. (a) FINDINGS. —Congress finds that— (1) over the past decade, deox3rribonucleic acid testing (referred to in this section as "DNA testing") has emerged 18 USC 983 note.