,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eghi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #c1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,sensenbrenner introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to establish a system for      
integration of ,rapid ,,dna instruments 
for use by law enforcement to reduce    
violent crime and reduce the current    
,,dna analysis backlog4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,rapid ,,dna ,act of #bjad4  #b4        
,definitions ,the ,,dna ,identification 
,act of #aiid 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adacb7 is 
amended by inserting at the end the     
following3  4 ,definitions  7#a7 ,the   
term reference ,,dna sample means a     
tissue1 fluid1 or other bodily sample of
 an individual on which a ,,dna analysis
 can be carried out4  7#b7 ,the term    
,,dna analysis means analysis of the    
deoxyribonucleic acid 7,,dna7           
identification information from a bodily
 sample4  7#c7 ,the term                

sample-to-answer ,,dna analysis systems 
means fully automated systems that after
 input of a ,,dna sample can perform all
 necessary sample preparation and       
analysis with no operator intervention4 
7#d7 ,the term qualified agencies means 
booking stations1 jails1 prisons1       
detention centers1 other law enforcement
 organizations1 and facilities outside  
of forensic laboratories that can       
perform ,,dna analysis using            
sample-to-answer ,,dna systems on       
subjects meeting current legislative    
guidelines4  7#e7 ,the term operators   
means persons trained to operate a      
sample-to-answer ,,dna system4  4  #c4  
,revised quality assurance and          
proficiency testing standards ,section  
#bajcjc of the ,,dna ,identification    
,act of #aiid 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adaca7 is 
amended--  7#a7 in subsection           
7a77#a77;,b71 by inserting after        
,technology the following3 1 and members
 from ,federal1 ,state1 and local law   
enforcement agencies42  7#b7 in         

subsection 7a77#a77;,c71 by inserting   
after ,,dna the following3 and separate 
standards for testing the proficiency of
 qualified agencies1 and operators1 in  
conducting analyses of ,,dna samples    
using sample-to-answer ,,dna analysis   
systems42  7#c7 in subsection 7a77#b71  
by inserting after ,,dna the following3 
,,dna and separate standards for testing
 the proficiency of qualified agencies1 
and operators1 in conducting analyses of
 ,,dna samples using sample-to-answer   
,,dna analysis systems42  7#d7 in       
subsection 7a77#c71 by inserting after  
used by forensic laboratories the       
following3 and by qualified agencies    
conducting analyses of ,,dna samples    
using sample-to-answer ,,dna analysis   
systems42 and by inserting after        
determine whether a laboratory the      
following3 1 or agency12  7#e7 in       
subsection 7a77#d71 by inserting after  
for purposes of this section the        
following3 1 and for qualified agencies 
the quality assurance guidelines        

recommended by the scientific working   
group on ,,dna analysis methods42  7#f7 
in subsection 7c77#a77;,a71 by inserting
 after forensic ,,dna analyses the      
following3 2 and qualified agencies     
conducting analyses of ,,dna samples    
using sample-to-answer ,,dna analysis   
systems42  7#g7 in subsection           
7c77#a77;,b71 by inserting after        
forensic ,,dna analyses the following3 2
 and for qualified agencies conducting  
analyses of ,,dna samples using         
sample-to-answer ,,dna analysis         
systems42  7#h7 in subsection           
7c77#a77;,c71 by inserting after        
forensic ,,dna analyses the following3 2
 and qualified agencies conducting      
analyses of ,,dna samples using         
sample-to-answer ,,dna analysis         
systems42 and  7#i7 in subsection       
7c77#b71 by inserting after routine     
evidence the following3 2 and for       
qualified agencies the term blind       
external proficiency test means a test  
that is presented to qualified agencies 

through a second agency and appears to  
the operator to involve routine ,,dna   
samples for sample-to-answer ,,dna      
analysis systems44  #d4 ,qualifying     
agencies ,section #bajcjd of the ,,dna  
,identification ,act of #aiid 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #adacb7 is amended--  7#a7 in 
subsection 7b77#b71 by inserting after  
laboratories the following3 or qualified
 agencies2  7#b7 in subsection          
7b77#b77;,a71 by striking 2 and at the  
end and inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7
 in subsection 7b77#b71 by inserting the
 following new subparagraph3  7,c7 are a
 qualifying agency engaged in the       
intake1 processing1 booking1 detention1 
or incarceration of individuals charged 
or convicted of qualifying offenses and 
the analysis of ,,dna samples is        
conducted on a sample-to-answer ,,dna   
analysis system2 and  4  #e4 ,district  
of ,columbia ,,dna analysis ,section  of
 the ,,dna ,identification ,act of #aiid
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adace;b7 is amended in 
subsection 7b71 by inserting after the  

,,dna shall be analyzed the following3  
on a sample-to-answer ,,dna analysis    
system4