Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

34 U.S.C. § 10513

Application requirements

No grant may be made under this subchapter unless an application has been submitted to the Attorney General in which the applicant certifies that—
(1)
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 .
(2)
DNA samples obtained by and DNA analyses performed at the laboratory shall be made available only—
(A)
to criminal justice agencies for law enforcement identification purposes;
(B)
in judicial proceedings, if otherwise admissible pursuant to applicable statutes or rules;
(C)
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
(D)
if personally identifiable information is removed, for a population statistics database, for identification research and protocol development purposes, or for quality control purposes; and
(3)
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,”.