118 STAT. 2266 PUBLIC LAW 108–405—OCT. 30, 2004 TITLE II—DEBBIE SMITH ACT OF 2004 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ‘‘Debbie Smith Act of 2004’’. SEC. 202. DEBBIE SMITH DNA BACKLOG GRANT PROGRAM. (a) DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM; ELIGIBILITY OF LOCAL GOVERN MENTS AS GRANTEES.—Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimi nation Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135) is amended— (1) by amending the heading to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 2. THE DEBBIE SMITH DNA BACKLOG GRANT PROGRAM.’’; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (i) by inserting ‘‘or units of local government’’ after ‘‘eligible States’’; and (ii) by inserting ‘‘or unit of local government’’ after ‘‘State’’; (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including samples from rape kits, samples from other sexual assault evidence, and sam ples taken in cases without an identified suspect’’; and (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘within the State’’; (3) in subsection (b)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (i) by inserting ‘‘or unit of local government’’ after ‘‘State’’ both places that term appears; and (ii) by inserting ‘‘, as required by the Attorney General’’ after ‘‘application shall’’; (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or unit of local government’’ after ‘‘State’’; (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or unit of local government’’ after ‘‘State’’ the first place that term appears; (D) in paragraph (4)— (i) by inserting ‘‘or unit of local government’’ after ‘‘State’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (E) in paragraph (5)— (i) by inserting ‘‘or unit of local government’’ after ‘‘State’’; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (F) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(6) if submitted by a unit of local government, certify that the unit of local government has taken, or is taking, all necessary steps to ensure that it is eligible to include, directly or through a State law enforcement agency, all analyses of samples for which it has requested funding in the Combined DNA Index System; and’’; (4) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘The plan’’ and inserting ‘‘A plan pursuant to subsection (b)(1)’’; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘within the State’’; and 42 USC 13701 note. Debbie Smith Act of 2004.
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