To require the Attorney General to evaluate the performance of the Department of Justice in seeking and recovering restitution for victims under all Federal restitution provisions, to require recipients of DNA backlog capacity and enhancement grants to report on how they actually used their grant funds, and to prevent duplicative grants.
What it does: 9 changes: replaces text in 5 places, inserts text in 4 places
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)What it changes
9 changes to S. 2577 · 2 shown in the bill's text
Change 1: Replaces “Of the amounts” with “(a) In General.--Of the amounts”
In S. 2577 · Reported to Senate
SEC. 4. REDUCING THE RAPE KIT BACKLOG.
[inserted: (a) In General.--]Of the amounts made available to the Attorney General for a DNA Analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities under the heading "state and local law enforcement" under the heading "Office of Justice Programs" under the heading "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE" in a fiscal year--
(1) not less than 75 percent of such amounts shall be provided for grants for direct testing activities described under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 2(a) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135(a)); and
Original wording
On page 6, line 2, strike “Of the amounts” and insert “(a) In General.--Of the amounts”.
Change 2: Inserts new text on page 6, between lines 21 and 22
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (b) Reporting.--
Inserted: (1) Report by grant recipients.--With respect to amounts made available to the Attorney General for a DNA Analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities under the heading "state and local law enforcement" under the heading "Office of Justice Programs" under the heading "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE", the Attorney General shall require recipients of the amounts to report on the effectiveness of the activities carried out using the amounts, including any information the Attorney General needs in order to submit the report required under paragraph (2).
Inserted: (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 month after the last day of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that includes, for each recipient of amounts described in paragraph (1)--
Inserted: (A) the amounts distributed to the recipient;
Inserted: (B) a summary of the purposes for which the amounts were used and an evaluation of the progress of the recipient in achieving those purposes;
Inserted: (C) a statistical summary of the crime scene samples and arrestee or offender samples submitted to laboratories, the average time between the submission of a sample to a laboratory and the testing of the sample, and the percentage of the amounts that were paid to private laboratories; and
Inserted: (D) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the grant amounts in increasing capacity and reducing backlogs.
Original wording
On page 6, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
Change 3: Inserts new text on page 37, between lines 21 and 22
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: (10) Preventing duplicative grants.--
Inserted: (A) In general.--Before the Attorney General awards a grant to an applicant under this Act, the Attorney General shall compare potential grant awards with other grants awarded under this Act to determine whether duplicate grants are awarded for the same purpose.
Inserted: (B) Report.--If the Attorney General awards duplicate grants to the same applicant for the same purpose, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that includes--
Inserted: (i) a list of all duplicate grants awarded, including the total dollar amount of any duplicate grants awarded; and
Inserted: (ii) the reason the Attorney General awarded the duplicate grants.
Original wording
On page 37, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
Change 4: Replaces “sections 3663 and 3663A” with “each provision of this title and the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) th…”
[struck: sections 3663 and 3663A][inserted: each provision of this title and the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) that authorizes restitution]Original wording
On page 40, line 25, strike “sections 3663 and 3663A” and insert “each provision of this title and the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) that authorizes restitution”.
Change 5: Replaces “sections 3663 and 3663A” with “each provision of this title and the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) th…”
[struck: sections 3663 and 3663A][inserted: each provision of this title and the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) that authorizes restitution]Original wording
On page 41, line 7, strike “sections 3663 and 3663A” and insert “each provision of this title and the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) that authorizes restitution”.
Change 6: Replaces “sections 3663 and 3663A” with “each provision of this title and the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) th…”
[struck: sections 3663 and 3663A][inserted: each provision of this title and the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) that authorizes restitution]Original wording
On page 41, line 15, strike “sections 3663 and 3663A” and insert “each provision of this title and the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) that authorizes restitution”.
Change 7: Inserts “or the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.)” after “this title”
In S. 2577 · Reported to Senate
"(2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall include statistically valid estimates of--
"(A) the number of cases in which a defendant was convicted and the Attorney General could seek restitution under this title[inserted: or the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.)];
"(B) the number of cases in which the Attorney General sought restitution; "(C) of the cases in which the Attorney General sought restitution, the number of times restitution was ordered by the district courts of the United States;
Original wording
On page 41, line 22, insert “or the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.)” after “this title”.
Change 8: Replaces “sections 3663 and 3663A” with “each provision of this title and the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) th…”
[struck: sections 3663 and 3663A][inserted: each provision of this title and the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) that authorizes restitution]Original wording
On page 42, lines 21 and 22, strike “sections 3663 and 3663A” and insert “each provision of this title and the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) that authorizes restitution”.
Change 9: Inserts “the” before “date”
…[inserted: the ]date…
Original wording
On page 43, line 3, insert “the” before “date”.
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As printed
SA 4727. Mr. CORNYN (for Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Lankford)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2577, to protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA and other forensic evidence samples to improve and expand the forensic science testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of new testing technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of forensic evidence, to provide post-conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to support accreditation efforts of forensic science laboratories and medical examiner offices, to address training and equipment needs, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes; as follows:
On page 6, line 2, strike “Of the amounts” and insert “(a) In General.--Of the amounts”.
On page 6, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
(b) Reporting.--
(1) Report by grant recipients.--With respect to amounts made available to the Attorney General for a DNA Analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities under the heading “state and local law enforcement” under the heading “Office of Justice Programs” under the heading “DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE”, the Attorney General shall require recipients of the amounts to report on the effectiveness of the activities carried out using the amounts, including any information the Attorney General needs in order to submit the report required under paragraph (2).
(2) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 month after the last day of each even-numbered fiscal year, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that includes, for each recipient of amounts described in paragraph (1)--
(A) the amounts distributed to the recipient;
(B) a summary of the purposes for which the amounts were used and an evaluation of the progress of the recipient in achieving those purposes;
(C) a statistical summary of the crime scene samples and arrestee or offender samples submitted to laboratories, the average time between the submission of a sample to a laboratory and the testing of the sample, and the percentage of the amounts that were paid to private laboratories; and
(D) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the grant amounts in increasing capacity and reducing backlogs.
On page 37, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
(10) Preventing duplicative grants.--
(A) In general.--Before the Attorney General awards a grant to an applicant under this Act, the Attorney General shall compare potential grant awards with other grants awarded under this Act to determine whether duplicate grants are awarded for the same purpose.
(B) Report.--If the Attorney General awards duplicate grants to the same applicant for the same purpose, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that includes--
(i) a list of all duplicate grants awarded, including the total dollar amount of any duplicate grants awarded; and
(ii) the reason the Attorney General awarded the duplicate grants.
On page 40, line 25, strike “sections 3663 and 3663A” and insert “each provision of this title and the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) that authorizes restitution”.
On page 41, line 7, strike “sections 3663 and 3663A” and insert “each provision of this title and the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) that authorizes restitution”.
On page 41, line 15, strike “sections 3663 and 3663A” and insert “each provision of this title and the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) that authorizes restitution”.
On page 41, line 22, insert “or the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.)” after “this title”.
On page 42, lines 21 and 22, strike “sections 3663 and 3663A” and insert “each provision of this title and the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) that authorizes restitution”.
On page 43, line 3, insert “the” before “date”.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 16, 2016
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Senate amendment submitted
June 16, 2016
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4727 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Grassley.(consideration: CR S4270; text: CR S4270)
June 16, 2016
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 4727 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
June 16, 2016
Senate amendment submitted
June 16, 2016
Amendment SA 4727 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Grassley. (consideration: CR S4270; text: CR S4270) To require the Attorney General to evaluate the performance of the Department of Justice in seeking and recovering restitution for victims under all Federal restitution provisions, to require recipients of DNA backlog capacity and enhancement grants to report on how they actually used their grant funds, and to prevent duplicative grants.
June 16, 2016
Amendment SA 4727 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
June 16, 2016