#aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,in   
the ,house of ,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41
  ,november #bi1 #bjaf  ,,amendment3    
,that the bill from the ,senate 7,s4    
#begg7 entitled #8#8,an ,act to protect 
crime victims' rights1 to eliminate the 
substantial backlog of ,,dna and other  
forensic evidence samples to improve and
 expand the forensic science testing    
capacity of ,federal1 ,state1 and local 
crime laboratories1 to increase research
 and development of new testing         
technologies1 to develop new training   
programs regarding the collection and   
use of forensic evidence1 to provide    
post-conviction testing of ,,dna        
evidence to exonerate the innocent1 to  
support accreditation efforts of        
forensic science laboratories and       
medical examiner offices1 to address    
training and equipment needs1 to improve
 the performance of counsel in ,state   
capital cases1 and for other            
purposes4''1 do pass with the following 
,strike out all after the enacting      

clause and insert3  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,justice 
for ,all ,reauthorization ,act of #bjaf4
  #b4 ,crime victims' rights  7a7       
,restitution during supervised release  
,section #cehc7;d7 of title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended in the first 
sentence by inserting 1 that the        
defendant make restitution in accordance
 with sections #cffc and #cffc;,a1 or   
any other statute authorizing a sentence
 of restitution1 after supervision4  7b7
 ,collection of restitution from        
defendant's estate ,section #cfac7;b7 of
 title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3 ,the liability to pay        
restitution shall terminate on the date 
that is the later of #bj years from the 
entry of judgment or #bj years after the
 release from imprisonment of the person
 ordered to pay restitution4 ,in the    
event of the death of the person ordered
 to pay restitution1 the individual's   
estate will be held responsible for any 

unpaid balance of the restitution       
amount1 and the lien provided in        
subsection 7c7 of this section shall    
continue until the estate receives a    
written release of that liability44  7c7
 ,victim interpreters ,rule #bh of the  
,federal ,rules of ,criminal ,procedure 
is amended in the first sentence by     
inserting before the period at the end  
the following3 1 including an           
interpreter for the victim4  7d7 ,,gao  
study  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than 
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of
 the ,united ,states shall-- 7,a7       
conduct a study to determine whether    
enhancing the restitution provisions    
under sections #cffc and #cffc;,a of    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
provide courts broader authority to     
award restitution for ,federal offenses 
would be beneficial to crime victims and
 what other factors ,congress should    
consider in weighing such changes2 and  
7,b7 submit to ,congress a report on the

 study conducted under subparagraph     
7,a74  7#b7 ,contents ,in conducting the
 study under paragraph 7#a71 the        
,comptroller ,general shall focus on the
 benefits to crime victims that would   
result if the restitution provisions    
under sections #cffc and #cffc;,a of    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 were  
expanded--  7,a7 to apply to victims who
 have suffered harm1 injury1 or loss    
that would not have occurred but for the
 defendant's related conduct2  7,b7 in  
the case of an offense resulting in     
bodily injury resulting in the victim's 
death1 to allow the court to use its    
discretion to award an appropriate sum  
to reflect the income lost by the       
victim's surviving family members or    
estate as a result of the victim's      
death2  7,c7 to require that the        
defendant pay to the victim an amount   
determined by the court to restore the  
victim to the position he or she would  
have been in had the defendant not      
committed the offense2 and  7,d7 to     

require that the defendant compensate   
the victim for any injury1 harm1 or     
loss1 including emotional distress1 that
 occurred as a result of the offense4   
#c4 ,reducing the rape kit backlog  7a7 
,in general ,of the amounts made        
available to the ,attorney ,general for 
a ,,dna ,analysis and capacity          
enhancement program and for other local1
 ,state1 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      
fiscal years #bjah1 #bjai1 #bjbj1 and   
#bjba-- 7#a7 not less than #ge percent  
of such amounts shall be provided for   
grants for activities described under   
paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 of      
section #b7;a7 of the ,,dna ,analysis   
,backlog ,elimination ,act of #bjjj 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #adace7;a772 and  7#b7 not   
less than #e percent of such amounts    
shall be provided for grants for law    
enforcement agencies to conduct audits  

of their backlogged rape kits under     
section #b7;a77#g7 of the ,,dna         
,analysis ,backlog ,elimination ,act of 
#bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adace7;a77#g77 to 
create and operate associated tracking  
systems and to prioritize testing in    
those cases in which the statute of     
limitation will soon expire4  7b7       
,reporting  7#a7 ,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 local1
 ,state1 and ,federal forensic          
activities under the heading ,state and 
local law enforcement under the heading 
,office of ,justice ,programs under the 
heading ,department of ,justice1 the    
,attorney ,general shall require        
recipients of the amounts to report on  
the effectiveness of the activities     
carried out using the amounts1 including
 any information the ,attorney ,general 
needs in order to submit the report     
required under paragraph 7#b74  7#b7    

,report to congress ,not later than #a  
month after the last day of each        
even-numbered fiscal year1 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
 includes1 for each recipient of amounts
 described in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 the 
amounts distributed to the recipient2   
7,b7 a summary of the purposes for which
 the amounts were used and an evaluation
 of the progress of the recipient in    
achieving those purposes2  7,c7 a       
statistical summary of the crime scene  
samples and arrestee or offender samples
 submitted to laboratories1 the average 
time between the submission of a sample 
to a laboratory and the testing of the  
sample1 and the percentage of the       
amounts that were paid to private       
laboratories2 and  7,d7 an evaluation of
 the effectiveness of the grant amounts 
in increasing capacity and reducing     
backlogs4  #d4 ,sexual assault nurse    

examiners ,section #cjd of the ,,dna    
,sexual ,assault ,justice ,act of #bjjd 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adacf;a7 is amended--   
7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7c7 as 
subsection 7d72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7b7 the following3  7c7
 ,preference  7#a7 ,in general ,in      
reviewing applications submitted in     
accordance with a program authorized1 in
 whole or in part1 by this section1 the 
,attorney ,general shall give preference
 to any eligible entity that certifies  
that the entity will use the grant funds
 to-- 7,a7 improve forensic nurse       
examiner programs in a rural area or for
 an underserved population1 as those    
terms are defined in section #djjb of   
the ,violence ,against ,women ,act of   
#aiid 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acibe72  7,b7     
engage in activities that will assist in
 the employment of full-time forensic   
nurse examiners to conduct activities   
under subsection 7a72 or  7,c7 sustain  
or establish a training program for     
forensic nurse examiners4  7#b7         

,directive to the attorney general ,not 
later than the beginning of fiscal year 
#bjah1 the ,attorney ,general shall     
coordinate with the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services to inform  
,federally ,qualified ,health ,centers1 
,community ,health ,centers1 hospitals1 
colleges and universities1 and other    
appropriate health-related entities     
about the role of forensic nurses and   
existing resources available within the 
,department of ,justice and the         
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services to train or employ forensic   
nurses to address the needs of          
communities dealing with sexual assault1
 domestic violence1 and elder abuse4    
,the ,attorney ,general shall           
collaborate on this effort with         
nongovernmental organizations           
representing forensic nurses4  4  #e4   
,protecting the ,violence ,against      
,women ,act ,section #h7;e77#a77;,a7 of 
the ,prison ,rape ,elimination ,act of  
#bjjc 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    

#aefjg7;e77#a77;,a77 is amended--  7#a7 
in clause 7i71 by striking and at the   
end2  7#b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking  
the period and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by inserting at the end the        
following3  7iii7 the program is not    
administered by the ,office on ,violence
 ,against ,women of the ,department of  
,justice4  4  #f4 ,clarification of     
,violence ,against ,women ,act housing  
protections ,section                    
#dadaa7;b77#c77;,b77ii7 of the ,violence
 ,against ,women ,act of #aiid 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #adjdc;e-#aa7;b77#c77;,b77ii77
 is amended-- 7#a7 in the first         
sentence1 by inserting or resident after
 any remaining tenant2 and  7#b7 in the 
second sentence1 by inserting or        
resident after tenant each place it     
appears4  #g4 ,strengthening the ,prison
 ,rape ,elimination ,act ,the ,prison   
,rape ,elimination ,act of #bjjc 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #aefja et seq47 is amended--  
7#a7 in section #f7;d77#b7 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aefje7;d77#b771 by striking  

subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the     
following3  7,a7 7i7 include the        
certification of the chief executive    
that the ,state receiving such grant has
 adopted all national prison rape       
standards that1 as of the date on which 
the application was submitted1 have been
 promulgated under this ,act2 or  7ii7  
demonstrate to the ,attorney ,general1  
in such manner as the ,attorney ,general
 shall require1 that the ,state         
receiving such grant is actively working
 to adopt and achieve full compliance   
with the national prison rape standards 
described in clause 7i72  2 and  7#b7 in
 section #h7;e7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#aefjg7;e77--  7,a7 by striking         
paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the        
following3  7#b7 ,adoption of national  
standards  7,a7 ,in general ,for each   
fiscal year1 any amount that a ,state   
would otherwise receive for prison      
purposes for that fiscal year under a   
grant program covered by this subsection
 shall be reduced by #e percent1 unless 

the chief executive officer of the      
,state submits to the ,attorney ,general
 proof of compliance with this ,act     
through--  7i7 a certification that the 
,state has adopted1 and is in full      
compliance with1 the national standards 
described in subsection 7a72 or  7ii7 an
 assurance that the ,state intends to   
adopt and achieve full compliance with  
those national standards so as to ensure
 that a certification under clause 7i7  
may be submitted in future years1 which 
includes--  7,i7 a commitment that not  
less than #e percent of such amount     
shall be used for this purpose2 or      
7,,ii7 a request that the ,attorney     
,general hold #e percent of such amount 
in abeyance pursuant to the requirements
 of subparagraph 7,e74  7,b7 ,rules for 
certification  7i7 ,in general ,a chief 
executive officer of a ,state who       
submits a certification under this      
paragraph shall also provide the        
,attorney ,general with-- 7,i7 a list of
 the prisons under the operational      

control of the executive branch of the  
,state2  7,,ii7 a list of the prisons   
listed under subclause 7,i7 that were   
audited during the most recently        
concluded audit year2  7,,iii7 all final
 audit reports for prisons listed under 
subclause 7,i7 that were completed      
during the most recently concluded audit
 year2 and  7,,iv7 a proposed schedule  
for completing an audit of all the      
prisons listed under subclause 7,i7     
during the following #c audit years4    
7ii7 ,audit appeal exception ,beginning 
on the date that is #c years after the  
date of enactment of the ,justice for   
,all ,reauthorization ,act of #bjaf1 a  
chief executive officer of a ,state may 
submit a certification that the ,state  
is in full compliance pursuant to       
subparagraph 7,a77i7 even if a prison   
under the operational control of the    
executive branch of the ,state has an   
audit appeal pending4  7,c7 ,rules for  
assurances  7i7 ,in general ,a chief    
executive officer of a ,state who       

submits an assurance under subparagraph 
7,a77ii7 shall also provide the         
,attorney ,general with-- 7,i7 a list of
 the prisons under the operational      
control of the executive branch of the  
,state2  7,,ii7 a list of the prisons   
listed under subclause 7,i7 that were   
audited during the most recently        
concluded audit year2  7,,iii7 an       
explanation of any barriers the ,state  
faces to completing required audits2    
7,,iv7 all final audit reports for      
prisons listed under subclause 7,i7 that
 were completed during the most recently
 concluded audit year2  7,v7 a proposed 
schedule for completing an audit of all 
prisons under the operational control of
 the executive branch of the ,state     
during the following #c audit years2 and
  7,,vi7 an explanation of the ,state's 
current degree of implementation of the 
national standards4  7ii7 ,additional   
requirement ,a chief executive officer  
of a ,state who submits an assurance    
under subparagraph 7,a77ii77,i7 shall1  

before receiving the applicable funds   
described in subparagraph 7,a77ii77,i71 
also provide the ,attorney ,general with
 a proposed plan for the expenditure of 
the funds during the applicable grant   
period4  7iii7 ,accounting of funds ,a  
chief executive officer of a ,state who 
submits an assurance under subparagraph 
7,a77ii77,i7 shall1 in a manner         
consistent with the applicable grant    
reporting requirements1 submit to the   
,attorney ,general a detailed accounting
 of how the funds described in          
subparagraph 7,a7 were used4  7,d7      
,sunset of assurance option  7i7 ,in    
general ,on the date that is #c years   
after the date of enactment of the      
,justice for ,all ,reauthorization ,act 
of #bjaf1 subclause 7,,ii7 of           
subparagraph 7,a77ii7 shall cease to    
have effect4  7ii7 ,additional sunset   
,on the date that is #f years after the 
date of enactment of the ,justice for   
,all ,reauthorization ,act of #bjaf1    
clause 7ii7 of subparagraph 7,a7 shall  

cease to have effect4  7iii7 ,emergency 
assurances  7,i7 ,request               
,notwithstanding clause 7ii71 during the
 #b-year period beginning #f years after
 the date of enactment of the ,justice  
for ,all ,reauthorization ,act of #bjaf1
 a chief executive officer of a ,state  
who certifies that the ,state has       
audited not less than #ij percent of    
prisons under the operational control of
 the executive branch of the ,state may 
request that the ,attorney ,general     
allow the chief executive officer to    
submit an emergency assurance in        
accordance with subparagraph 7,a77ii7 as
 in effect on the day before the date on
 which that subparagraph ceased to have 
effect under clause 7ii7 of this        
subparagraph4  7,,ii7 ,grant of request 
,the ,attorney ,general shall grant a   
request submitted under subclause 7,i7  
within #fj days upon a showing of good  
cause4  7,e7 ,disposition of funds held 
in abeyance  7i7 ,in general ,if the    
chief executive officer of a ,state who 

has submitted an assurance under        
subparagraph 7,a77ii77,,ii7 subsequently
 submits a certification under          
subparagraph 7,a77i7 during the #c-year 
period beginning on the date of         
enactment of the ,justice for ,all      
,reauthorization ,act of #bjaf1 the     
,attorney ,general will release all     
funds held in abeyance under            
subparagraph 7,a77ii77,,ii7 to be used  
by the ,state in accordance with the    
conditions of the grant program for     
which the funds were provided4  7ii7    
,release of funds ,if the chief         
executive officer of a ,state who has   
submitted an assurance under            
subparagraph 7,a77ii77,,ii7 is unable to
 submit a certification during the      
#c-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of the ,justice for ,all      
,reauthorization ,act of #bjaf1 but does
 assure the ,attorney ,general that     
#b_/c of prisons under the operational  
control of the executive branch of the  
,state have been audited at least once1 

the ,attorney ,general shall release all
 of the funds of the ,state held in     
abeyance to be used in adopting and     
achieving full compliance with the      
national standards1 if the ,state agrees
 to comply with the applicable          
requirements in clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7  
of subparagraph 7,c74  7iii7            
,redistribution of funds ,if the chief  
executive officer of a ,state who has   
submitted an assurance under            
subparagraph 7,a77ii77,,ii7 is unable to
 submit a certification during the      
#c-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of the ,justice for ,all      
,reauthorization ,act of #bjaf and does 
not assure the ,attorney ,general that  
#b_/c of prisons under the operational  
control of the executive branch of the  
,state have been audited at least once1 
the ,attorney ,general shall            
redistribute the funds of the ,state    
held in abeyance to other ,states to be 
used in accordance with the conditions  
of the grant program for which the funds

 were provided4  7,f7 ,publication of   
audit results ,not later than #a year   
after the date of enactment of the      
,justice for ,all ,reauthorization ,act 
of #bjaf1 the ,attorney ,general shall  
request from each ,state1 and make      
available on an appropriate ,internet   
website1 all final audit reports        
completed to date for prisons under the 
operational control of the executive    
branch of each ,state4 ,the ,attorney   
,general shall update such website      
annually with reports received from     
,states under subparagraphs 7,b77i7 and 
7,c77i74  7,g7 ,report on implementation
 of national standards ,not later than  
#b years after the date of enactment of 
the ,justice for ,all ,reauthorization  
,act of #bjaf1 the ,attorney ,general   
shall issue a report to the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary of the ,senate and the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary of the    
,house of ,representatives on the status
 of implementation of the national      
standards and the steps the ,department1

 in conjunction with the ,states and    
other key stakeholders1 is taking to    
address any unresolved implementation   
issues4  2 and  7,b7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7#h7 ,background    
checks for auditors ,an individual      
seeking certification by the ,department
 of ,justice to serve as an auditor of  
prison compliance with the national     
standards described in subsection 7a7   
shall1 upon request1 submit fingerprints
 in the manner determined by the        
,attorney ,general for criminal history 
record checks of the applicable ,state  
and ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation  
repositories4  4  #h4 ,additional       
reauthorizations  7a7 ,,dna research and
 development ,section #cje7;c7 of the   
,justice for ,all ,act of #bjjd 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #adacf;b7c77 is amended by    
striking #ae1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal 
years #bjje through #bjji and inserting 
#e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjag through #bjba4  7b7 ,,fbi ,,dna   
programs ,section #cjg7;a7 of the       

,justice for ,all ,act of #bjjd 7,public
 ,law #ajh-dje2 #aah ,stat4 #bbge7 is   
amended by striking #db1ajj1jjj for each
 of fiscal years #bjje through #bjji and
 inserting #g1djj1jjj for fiscal year   
#bjag and #aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal
 years #bjah through #bjba4  7c7 ,,dna  
identification of missing persons       
,section #cjh7;c7 of the ,justice for   
,all ,act of #bjjd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#adacf;d7c77 is amended by striking     
fiscal years #bjje through #bjji and    
inserting fiscal years #bjag through    
#bjba4  #i4 ,paul ,coverdell ,forensic  
,sciences ,improvement ,grants  7a7     
,grants ,part ,,bb of title ,i of the   
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgig;j7 is amended--  7#a7 in section  
#bhjb7b7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgigk7#b771 by 
inserting after bodies the following3   
and1 except with regard to any medical  
examiner's office1 or coroner's office  
in the ,state1 is accredited by an      
accrediting body that is a signatory to 

an internationally recognized           
arrangement and that offers             
accreditation to forensic science       
conformity assessment bodies using an   
accreditation standard that is          
recognized by that internationally      
recognized arrangement1 or attests1 in a
 manner that is legally binding and     
enforceable1 to use a portion of the    
grant amount to prepare and apply for   
such accreditation not more than #b     
years after the date on which a grant is
 awarded under section #bhja2  7#b7 in  
section #bhjc7;a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#cgigl7a77--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7--  
7i7 by striking ,seventy-five percent   
and inserting ,eighty-five percent2 and 
7ii7 by striking #ge percent and        
inserting #he percent2  7,b7 in         
paragraph 7#b71 by striking ,twenty-five
 percent and inserting ,fifteen percent2
 and  7,c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by        
striking #j4f percent and inserting #a  
percent2  7#c7 in section #bhjd7;a7 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cgigm7a77--  7,a7 in        

paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by inserting       
impression evidence1 after latent       
prints12 and  7ii7 by inserting digital 
evidence1 fire evidence1 after          
toxicology12  7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by
 inserting and medicolegal death        
investigators after laboratory          
personnel2 and  7,c7 by inserting at the
 end the following3  7#d7 ,to address   
emerging forensic science issues 7such  
as statistics1 contextual bias1 and     
uncertainty of measurement7 and emerging
 forensic science technology 7such as   
high throughput automation1 statistical 
software1 and new types of              
instrumentation74  7#e7 ,to educate and 
train forensic pathologists4  7#f7 ,to  
fund medicolegal death investigation    
systems to facilitate accreditation of  
medical examiner and coroner offices and
 certification of medicolegal death     
investigators4  2 and  7#d7 in section  
#bhjf7;a7 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgigo7a77--   
7,a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking and 
at the end2  7,b7 by redesignating      

paragraph 7#d7 as paragraph 7#e72 and   
7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c7  
the following3  7#d7 the progress of any
 unaccredited forensic science service  
provider receiving grant funds toward   
obtaining accreditation2 and  4  7b7    
,authorization of appropriations        
,section #ajja7;a77#bd7 of title ,i of  
the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe  
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgic7;a77#bd77 is amended--  7#a7 in   
subparagraph 7,h71 by striking and at   
the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,i71 by 
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,j7 #ac1ejj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjag2  7,k7           
#ah1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjah2  7,l7
 #ai1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjai2     
7,m7 #ba1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj2 
and  7,n7 #bc1jjj1jjj for fiscal year   
#bjba4  4  #aj4 ,improving the quality  
of representation in state capital cases
 ,section #dbf of the ,justice for ,all 
,act of #bjjd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adafc;e7  

is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by 
striking #ge1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal 
years #bjje through #bjji and inserting3
  7#a7 #b1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjag2
  7#b7 #g1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjah2
  7#c7 #ab1ejj1jjj for fiscal year      
#bjai2  7#d7 #ag1ejj1jjj for fiscal year
 #bjbj2 and  7#e7 #bb1ejj1jjj for fiscal
 year #bjba4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection 
7b71 by inserting before the period at  
the end the following3 1 or upon a      
showing of good cause1 and at the       
discretion of the ,attorney ,general1   
the ,state may determine a fair         
allocation of funds across the uses     
described in sections #dba and #dbb4    
#aa4 ,post-conviction ,,dna testing  7a7
 ,in general ,section #cfjj of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by striking under a sentence of in
 each place it appears and inserting    
sentenced to2  7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b77i71 by      
striking death2 and  7,b7 in paragraph  
7#c77;,a71 by striking and the applicant

 did not-- and all that follows through 
knowingly fail to request and inserting 
and the applicant did not knowingly fail
 to request2  7#c7 in subsection        
7b77#a7--  7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by
 striking and at the end2  7,b7 in      
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,c7 order the ,government  
to--  7i7 prepare an inventory of the   
evidence related to the case2 and  7ii7 
issue a copy of the inventory to the    
court1 the applicant1 and the           
,government4  2  7#d7 in subsection     
7e7-- 7,a7 by amending paragraph 7#a7 to
 read as follows3  7#a7 ,results  7,a7  
,in general ,the results of any ,,dna   
testing ordered under this section shall
 be simultaneously disclosed to the     
court1 the applicant1 and the           
,government4  7,b7 ,results exclude     
applicant  7i7 ,in general ,if a ,,dna  
profile is obtained through testing that
 excludes the applicant as the source   

and the ,,dna complies with the ,federal
 ,bureau of ,investigation's            
requirements for the uploading of crime 
scene profiles to the ,national ,,dna   
,index ,system 7referred to in this     
subsection as ,,ndis71 the court shall  
order that the law enforcement entity   
with direct or conveyed statutory       
jurisdiction that has access to the     
,,ndis submit the ,,dna profile obtained
 from probative biological material from
 crime scene evidence to determine      
whether the ,,dna profile matches a     
profile of a known individual or a      
profile from an unsolved crime4  7ii7   
,,ndis search ,the results of a search  
under clause 7i7 shall be simultaneously
 disclosed to the court1 the applicant1 
and the ,government4  2 and  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#b71 by striking the         
,national ,,dna ,index ,system 7referred
 to in this subsection as ,,ndis7 and   
inserting ,,ndis2 and  7#e7 in          
subsection 7g77#b77;,b71 by striking    
death4  7b7 ,preservation of biological 

evidence ,section #cfjj;,a of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking     
under a sentence of and inserting       
sentenced to2 and  7#b7 in subsection   
7c7--  7,a7 by striking paragraphs 7#a7 
and 7#b72 and  7,b7 by redesignating    
paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 and 7#e7 as      
paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c71        
respectively4  #ab4 ,kirk ,bloodsworth  
post-conviction ,,dna testing program   
7a7 ,in general ,section #dac of the    
,justice for ,all ,act of #bjjd 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #adacf note7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71
 by striking fiscal years #bjje through 
#bjji and inserting fiscal years #bjag  
through #bjba2 and  7#b7 by striking    
paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the        
following3  7#b7 for eligible entities  
that are a ,state or unit of local      
government1 provide a certification by  
the chief legal officer of the ,state in
 which the eligible entity operates or  
the chief legal officer of the          

jurisdiction in which the funds will be 
used for the purposes of the grants1    
that the ,state or jurisdiction--  7,a7 
provides ,,dna testing of specified     
evidence under a ,state statute or a    
,state or local rule or regulation to   
persons sentenced to imprisonment or    
death for a ,state felony offense1 in a 
manner intended to ensure a reasonable  
process for resolving claims of actual  
innocence that ensures post-conviction  
,,dna testing in at least those cases   
that would be covered by section        
#cfjj7;a7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states 
,code1 had they been ,federal cases and1
 if the results of the testing exclude  
the applicant as the source of the      
,,dna1 permits the applicant to apply   
for post-conviction relief1             
notwithstanding any provision of law    
that would otherwise bar the application
 as untimely2 and  7,b7 preserves       
biological evidence1 as defined in      
section #cfjj;,a of title #ah1 ,united  
,states ,code1 under a ,state statute or

 a ,state or local rule1 regulation1 or 
practice in a manner intended to ensure 
that reasonable measures are taken by   
the ,state or jurisdiction to preserve  
biological evidence secured in relation 
to the investigation or prosecution of1 
at a minimum1 murder1 nonnegligent      
manslaughter and sexual offenses4  4    
7b7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,section #dab7;b7 of the ,justice for   
,all ,act of #bjjd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4       
#adacf;e7b77 is amended by striking     
#e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjje through #bjji and inserting       
#aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjag through #bjba4  #ac4              
,establishment of best practices for    
evidence retention  7a7 ,in general     
,subtitle ,a of title ,,iv of the       
,justice for ,all ,act of #bjjd 7,public
 ,law #ajh-dje2 #aah ,stat4 #bbgh7 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #dad4 ,establishment of best
 practices for evidence retention  7a7  
,in general ,the ,director of the       

,national ,institute of ,justice1 in    
consultation with ,federal1 ,state1 and 
local law enforcement agencies and      
government laboratories1 shall-- 7#a7   
establish best practices for evidence   
retention to focus on the preservation  
of forensic evidence2 and  7#b7 assist  
,state1 local1 and tribal governments in
 adopting and implementing the best     
practices established under paragraph   
7#a74  7b7 ,deadline ,not later than #a 
year after the date of enactment of this
 section1 the ,director of the ,national
 ,institute of ,justice shall publish   
the best practices established under    
subsection 7a77#a74  7c7 ,limitation    
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed to require or obligate        
compliance with the best practices      
established under subsection 7a77#a74  4
  7b7 ,technical and conforming         
amendment ,the table of contents in     
section #a7;b7 of the ,justice for ,all 
,act of #bjjd 7,public ,law #ajh-dje2   
#aah ,stat4 #bbfj7 is amended by        

inserting after the item relating to    
section #dac the following3  ,sec4 #dad4
 ,establishment of best practices for   
evidence retention4  4  #ad4 ,effective 
,administration of ,criminal ,justice   
7a7 ,short title ,this section may be   
cited as the ,effective ,administration 
of ,criminal ,justice ,act of #bjaf4    
7b7 ,strategic planning ,section #ejb of
 title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime        
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgeb7 is amended--
  7#a7 by inserting 7a7 ,in ,general4-- 
before ,to request a grant2 and  7#b7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7#f7 
,a comprehensive ,statewide plan        
detailing how grants received under this
 section will be used to improve the    
administration of the criminal justice  
system1 which shall-- 7,a7 be designed  
in consultation with local governments1 
and representatives of all segments of  
the criminal justice system1 including  
judges1 prosecutors1 law enforcement    
personnel1 corrections personnel1 and   

providers of indigent defense services1 
victim services1 juvenile justice       
delinquency prevention programs1        
community corrections1 and reentry      
services2  7,b7 include a description of
 how the ,state will allocate funding   
within and among each of the uses       
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,g7 of section #eja7;a77#a72  7,c7     
describe the process used by the ,state 
for gathering evidence-based data and   
developing and using evidence-based and 
evidence-gathering approaches in support
 of funding decisions2  7,d7 describe   
the barriers at the ,state and local    
level for accessing data and            
implementing evidence-based approaches  
to preventing and reducing crime and    
recidivism2 and  7,e7 be updated every  
#e years1 with annual progress reports  
that--  7i7 address changing            
circumstances in the ,state1 if any2    
7ii7 describe how the ,state plans to   
adjust funding within and among each of 
the uses described in subparagraphs 7,a7

 through 7,g7 of section #eja7;a77#a72  
7iii7 provide an ongoing assessment of  
need2  7iv7 discuss the accomplishment  
of goals identified in any plan         
previously prepared under this          
paragraph2 and  7v7 reflect how the plan
 influenced funding decisions in the    
previous year4  7b7 ,technical          
assistance  7#a7 ,strategic planning    
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of enactment of this subsection1 the    
,attorney ,general shall begin to       
provide technical assistance to ,states 
and local governments requesting support
 to develop and implement the strategic 
plan required under subsection 7a77#f74 
,the ,attorney ,general may enter into  
agreements with #a or more              
non-governmental organizations to       
provide technical assistance and        
training under this paragraph4  7#b7    
,protection of constitutional rights    
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of enactment of this subsection1 the    
,attorney ,general shall begin to       

provide technical assistance to ,states 
and local governments1 including any    
agent thereof with responsibility for   
administration of justice1 requesting   
support to meet the obligations         
established by the ,sixth ,amendment to 
the ,constitution of the ,united        
,states1 which shall include-- 7,a7     
public dissemination of practices1      
structures1 or models for the           
administration of justice consistent    
with the requirements of the ,sixth     
,amendment2 and  7,b7 assistance with   
adopting and implementing a system for  
the administration of justice consistent
 with the requirements of the ,sixth    
,amendment4  7#c7 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,for each of fiscal years
 #bjag through #bjba1 of the amounts    
appropriated to carry out this subpart1 
not less than #e1jjj1jjj and not more   
than #aj1jjj1jjj shall be used to carry 
out this subsection4  4  7c7            
,applicability ,the requirement to      
submit a strategic plan under section   

#eja7;a77#f7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus
 ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act
 of #aifh1 as added by subsection 7b71  
shall apply to any application submitted
 under such section #eja for a grant for
 any fiscal year beginning after the    
date that is #a year after the date of  
enactment of this ,act4  #ae4 ,oversight
 and accountability ,all grants awarded 
by the ,department of ,justice that are 
authorized under this ,act shall be     
subject to the following3  7#a7 ,audit  
requirement ,beginning in fiscal year   
#bjaf1 and each fiscal year thereafter1 
the ,inspector ,general of the          
,department of ,justice shall conduct   
audits of recipients of grants under    
this ,act to prevent waste1 fraud1 and  
abuse of funds by grantees4 ,the        
,inspector ,general shall determine the 
appropriate number of grantees to be    
audited each year4  7#b7 ,mandatory     
exclusion ,a recipient of grant funds   
under this ,act that is found to have an
 unresolved audit finding shall not be  

eligible to receive grant funds under   
this ,act during the #b fiscal years    
beginning after the #ab-month period    
described in paragraph 7#e74  7#c7      
,priority ,in awarding grants under this
 ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall give
 priority to eligible entities that1    
during the #c fiscal years before       
submitting an application for a grant   
under this ,act1 did not have an        
unresolved audit finding showing a      
violation in the terms or conditions of 
a ,department of ,justice grant program4
  7#d7 ,reimbursement ,if an entity is  
awarded grant funds under this ,act     
during the #b-;fiscal-year period in    
which the entity is barred from         
receiving grants under paragraph 7#b71  
the ,attorney ,general shall--  7,a7    
deposit an amount equal to the grant    
funds that were improperly awarded to   
the grantee into the ,general ,fund of  
the ,treasury2 and  7,b7 seek to recoup 
the costs of the repayment to the fund  
from the grant recipient that was       

erroneously awarded grant funds4  7#e7  
,defined term ,in this section1 the term
 unresolved audit finding means an audit
 report finding in the final audit      
report of the ,inspector ,general of the
 ,department of ,justice that the       
grantee has utilized grant funds for an 
unauthorized expenditure or otherwise   
unallowable cost that is not closed or  
resolved within a #ab-month period      
beginning on the date when the final    
audit report is issued4  7#f7 ,nonprofit
 organization requirements  7,a7        
,definition ,for purposes of this       
section and the grant programs described
 in this ,act1 the term nonprofit       
organization means an organization that 
is described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of 
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf   
and is exempt from taxation under       
section #eja7;a7 of such ,code4  7,b7   
,prohibition ,the ,attorney ,general    
shall not award a grant under any grant 
program described in this ,act to a     
nonprofit organization that holds money 

in offshore accounts for the purpose of 
avoiding paying the tax described in    
section #eaa7;a7 of the ,internal       
,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7,c7          
,disclosure ,each nonprofit organization
 that is awarded a grant under a grant  
program described in this ,act and uses 
the procedures prescribed in regulations
 to create a rebuttable presumption of  
reasonableness for the compensation of  
its officers1 directors1 trustees and   
key employees1 shall disclose to the    
,attorney ,general1 in the application  
for the grant1 the process for          
determining such compensation1 including
 the independent persons involved in    
reviewing and approving such            
compensation1 the comparability data    
used1 and contemporaneous substantiation
 of the deliberation and decision4 ,upon
 request1 the ,attorney ,general shall  
make the information disclosed under    
this subsection available for public    
inspection4  7#g7 ,administrative       
expenses ,unless otherwise explicitly   

provided in authorizing legislation1 not
 more than #g4e percent of the amounts  
authorized to be appropriated under this
 ,act may be used by the ,attorney      
,general for salaries and administrative
 expenses of the ,department of         
,justice4  7#h7 ,conference expenditures
  7,a7 ,limitation ,no amounts          
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,department of ,justice under this ,act 
may be used by the ,attorney ,general or
 by any individual or organization      
awarded discretionary funds through a   
cooperative agreement under this ,act1  
to host or support any expenditure for  
conferences that uses more than #bj1jjj 
in ,department funds1 unless the ,deputy
 ,attorney ,general or the appropriate  
,assistant ,attorney ,general1          
,director1 or principal deputy as the   
,deputy ,attorney ,general may          
designate1 provides prior written       
authorization that the funds may be     
expended to host a conference4  7,b7    
,written approval ,written approval     

under subparagraph 7,a7 shall include a 
written estimate of all costs associated
 with the conference1 including the cost
 of all food and beverages1             
audio_/visual equipment1 honoraria for  
speakers1 and any entertainment4  7,c7  
,report ,the ,deputy ,attorney ,general 
shall submit an annual report to the    
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives on all conference      
expenditures approved by operation of   
this paragraph4  7#i7 ,prohibition on   
lobbying activity  7,a7 ,in general     
,amounts authorized to be appropriated  
under this ,act may not be utilized by  
any grant recipient to-- 7i7 lobby any  
representative of the ,department of    
,justice regarding the award of grant   
funding2 or  7ii7 lobby any             
representative of a ,federal1 ,state1   
local1 or tribal government regarding   
the award of grant funding4  7,b7       
,penalty ,if the ,attorney ,general     

determines that any recipient of a grant
 under this ,act has violated           
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,attorney        
,general shall--  7i7 require the grant 
recipient to repay the grant in full2   
and  7ii7 prohibit the grant recipient  
from receiving another grant under this 
,act for not less than #e years4  7#aj7 
,preventing duplicative grants  7,a7 ,in
 general ,before the ,attorney ,general 
awards a grant to an applicant under    
this ,act1 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 purpose4  7,b7     
,report ,if the ,attorney ,general      
awards duplicate grants to the same     
applicant for the same purpose1 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--  7i7 a list of all duplicate 

grants awarded1 including the total     
dollar amount of any duplicate grants   
awarded2 and  7ii7 the reason the       
,attorney ,general awarded the duplicate
 grants4  #af4 ,needs assessment of     
forensic laboratories  7a7 ,study and   
report ,not later than ,october #a1     
#bjah1 the ,attorney ,general shall     
conduct a study and submit a report to  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives on the status and needs
 of the forensic science community4  7b7
 ,requirements ,the report required     
under subsection 7a7 shall--  7#a7      
examine the status of current workload1 
backlog1 personnel1 equipment1 and      
equipment needs of public crime         
laboratories and medical examiner and   
coroner offices2  7#b7 include an       
overview of academic forensic science   
resources and needs1 from a broad       
forensic science perspective1 including 
nontraditional crime laboratory         

disciplines such as forensic            
anthropology1 forensic entomology1 and  
others as determined appropriate by the 
,attorney ,general2  7#c7 consider--    
7,a7 the ,national ,institute of        
,justice study1 ,forensic ,sciences3    
,review of ,status and ,needs1 published
 in #aiii2  7,b7 the ,bureau of ,justice
 ,statistics census reports on ,publicly
 ,funded ,forensic ,crime ,laboratories1
 published in #bjjb1 #bjje1 #bjji1 and  
#bjad2  7,c7 the ,national ,academy of  
,sciences report1 ,strengthening        
,forensic ,science3 ,a ,path ,forward1  
published in #bjji2 and  7,d7 the       
,bureau of ,justice ,statistics survey  
of forensic providers recommended by the
 ,national ,commission of ,forensic     
,science and approved by the ,attorney  
,general on ,september #h1 #bjad2  7#d7 
provide ,congress with a comprehensive  
view of the infrastructure1 equipment1  
and personnel needs of the broad        
forensic science community2 and  7#e7 be
 made available to the public4  #ag4    

,crime victim assistance  7a7 ,amendment
 ,section #adjd7;c77#a77;,a7 of the     
,victims of ,crime ,act of #aihd 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajfjc7;c77#a77;,a77 is       
amended by inserting victim services1   
before demonstration projects4  7b7     
,sense of congress ,it is the sense of  
,congress that the proposed rule        
entitled ,,voca ,victim ,assistance     
,program published by the ,office of    
,victims of ,crime of the ,department of
 ,justice in the ,federal ,register on  
,august #bg1 #bjac 7#gh ,fed4 ,reg4     
#ebhgg71 is consistent with section     
#adjd of the ,victims of ,crime ,act of 
#aihd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfjc74  #ah4     
,improving the restitution process      
,section #cfab of title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7j7 ,evaluation 
of offices of the united states attorney
 and department components  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,attorney ,general shall1  
as part of the regular evaluation       
process1 evaluate each office of the    

,united ,states attorney and each       
component of the ,department of ,justice
 on the performance of the office or the
 component1 as the case may be1 in      
seeking and recovering restitution for  
victims under each provision of this    
title and the ,controlled ,substances   
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq47 that  
authorizes restitution4  7#b7           
,requirement ,following an evaluation   
under paragraph 7#a71 each office of the
 ,united ,states attorney and each      
component of the ,department of ,justice
 shall work to improve the practices of 
the office or component1 as the case may
 be1 with respect to seeking and        
recovering restitution for victims under
 each provision of this title and the   
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq47 that authorizes 
restitution4  7k7 ,,gao reports  7#a7   
,report ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this           
subsection1 the ,comptroller ,general of
 the ,united ,states shall prepare and  

submit to the ,committee on the         
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary of the ,senate a report  
on restitution sought by the ,attorney  
,general under each provision of this   
title and the ,controlled ,substances   
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq47 that  
authorizes restitution during the       
#c-year period preceding the report4    
7#b7 ,contents ,the report required     
under paragraph 7#a7 shall include      
statistically valid estimates of--  7,a7
 the number of cases in which a         
defendant was convicted and the         
,attorney ,general could seek           
restitution under this title or the     
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq472  7,b7 the      
number of cases in which the ,attorney  
,general sought restitution2  7,c7 of   
the cases in which the ,attorney        
,general sought restitution1 the number 
of times restitution was ordered by the 
district courts of the ,united ,states2 

7,d7 the amount of restitution ordered  
by the district courts of the ,united   
,states2  7,e7 the amount of restitution
 collected pursuant to the restitution  
orders described in subparagraph 7,d72  
7,f7 the percentage of restitution      
orders for which the full amount of     
restitution has not been collected2 and 
7,g7 any other measurement the          
,comptroller ,general determines would  
assist in evaluating how to improve the 
restitution process in ,federal criminal
 cases4  7#c7 ,recommendations ,the     
report required under paragraph 7#a7    
shall include recommendations on the    
best practices for--  7,a7 requesting   
restitution in cases in which           
restitution may be sought under each    
provision of this title and the         
,controlled ,substances ,act 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq47 that authorizes 
restitution2  7,b7 obtaining restitution
 orders from the district courts of the 
,united ,states2 and  7,c7 collecting   
restitution ordered by the district     

courts of the ,united ,states4  7#d7    
,report ,not later than #c years after  
the date on which the report required   
under paragraph 7#a7 is submitted1 the  
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall prepare and submit to the 
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate a report on the implementation  
by the ,attorney ,general of the best   
practices recommended under paragraph   
7#c74  4  ,clerk4