S. 2348 · 114th Congress
Rapid DNA Act of 2015
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- Senate Introduced Dec 3, 2015
- Senate Passed Jun 16, 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate amended · Jun 16, 2016
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 12, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Rapid DNA Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the DNA Identification Act of 1994 to require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to issue standards and procedures for using Rapid DNA instruments to analyze DNA samples of criminal offenders.
Rapid DNA instruments carry out a fully automated process to create a DNA analysis from a DNA sample.
DNA samples prepared by criminal justice agencies using Rapid DNA instruments in compliance the FBI-issued standards and procedures may be included in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).
(Sec. 3) The bill amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to allow the FBI to waive certain existing requirements if a DNA sample is analyzed using Rapid DNA instruments and the results are included in CODIS.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Rapid DNA Act of 2016
Latest action (Jun 21, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 3, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Dec 3, 2015
- Senate Passed Jun 16, 2016
No recorded floor vote found.