H.R. 1105

Debbie Smith Act of 2023

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One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America

At the Second Session

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four

H. R. 1105

AN ACT

To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Debbie Smith Act of 2023.

2.

Reauthorization

Section 2(j) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701(j)) is amended by striking fiscal years 2019 through 2024 and inserting fiscal years 2024 through 2029.

3.

Audits to protect integrity of grant awards

Section 2(c)(4) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701(c)(4)) is amended by striking 2022 and inserting 2029.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.