No grant may be made under this subchapter unless an application has been submitted to the Attorney General in which the applicant certifies that—
section 12591 of this title1 1 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon. 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 .
DNA samples obtained by and DNA analyses performed at the laboratory shall be made available only—
to criminal justice agencies for law enforcement identification purposes;
in judicial proceedings, if otherwise admissible pursuant to applicable statutes or rules;
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
if personally identifiable information is removed, for a population statistics database, for identification research and protocol development purposes, or for quality control purposes; and
section 12591 of this title 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 .
Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2403Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210302(c)(1)(C)108 Stat. 2066 Pub. L. 106–546, § 8(b)114 Stat. 2735 (, as added , , ; amended , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 3796kk–2 of Title 42Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
Pub. L. 106–5462000—Par. (3). substituted “semiannual” for “, at regular intervals not exceeding 180 days,”.