#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#aci  ,,an ,,act  ,to implement the use 
of ,rapid ,,dna instruments to inform   
decisions about pretrial release or     
detention and their conditions1 to solve
 and prevent violent crimes and other   
crimes1 to exonerate the innocent1 to   
prevent ,,dna analysis backlogs1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,rapid ,,dna  
,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,rapid ,,dna        
instruments  7a7 ,standards ,section    
#bajcjc7;a7 of the ,,dna ,identification
 ,act of #aiid 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#adaca7;a77 is amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7#e7 7,a7 ,in       
addition to issuing standards as        
provided in paragraphs 7#a7 through     
7#d71 the ,director of the ,federal     
,bureau of ,investigation shall issue   
standards and procedures for the use of 
,rapid ,,dna instruments and resulting  
,,dna analyses4  7,b7 ,in this ,act1 the
 term ,rapid ,,dna instruments means    
instrumentation that carries out a fully

 automated process to derive a ,,dna    
analysis from a ,,dna sample4  4  7b7   
,index ,paragraph 7#b7 of section       
#bajcjd7;b7 of the ,,dna ,identification
 ,act of #aiid 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#adacb7;b77#b77 is amended to read as   
follows3  7#b7 prepared by-- 7,a7       
laboratories that--  7i7 have been      
accredited by a nonprofit professional  
association of persons actively involved
 in forensic science that is nationally 
recognized within the forensic science  
community2 and  7ii7 undergo external   
audits1 not less than once every #b     
years1 that demonstrate compliance with 
standards established by the ,director  
of the ,federal ,bureau of              
,investigation2 or  7,b7 criminal       
justice agencies using ,rapid ,,dna     
instruments approved by the ,director of
 the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation 
in compliance with the standards and    
procedures issued by the ,director under
 section #bajcjc7;a77#e72 and  4  #c4   
,conforming amendments relating to      

collection of ,,dna identification      
information  7a7 ,from certain ,federal 
offenders ,section #c of the ,,dna      
,analysis ,backlog ,elimination ,act of 
#bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adace;a7 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by    
adding at the end the following3 ,the   
,director of the ,federal ,bureau of    
,investigation may waive the            
requirements under this subsection if   
,,dna samples are analyzed by means of  
,rapid ,,dna instruments and the results
 are included in ,,codis42 and  7#b7 in 
subsection 7c71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#c7 ,the term ,rapid ,,dna
 instruments means instrumentation that 
carries out a fully automated process to
 derive a ,,dna analysis from a ,,dna   
sample4  4  7b7 ,from certain ,district 
of ,columbia offenders ,section #d of   
the ,,dna ,analysis ,backlog            
,elimination ,act of #bjjj 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #adace;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 in
 subsection 7b71 by adding at the end   
the following3 ,the ,director of the    

,federal ,bureau of ,investigation may  
waive the requirements under this       
subsection if ,,dna samples are analyzed
 by means of ,rapid ,,dna instruments   
and the results are included in         
,,codis42 and  7#b7 in subsection 7c71  
by adding at the end the following3     
7#c7 ,the term ,rapid ,,dna instruments 
means instrumentation that carries out a
 fully automated process to derive a    
,,dna analysis from a ,,dna sample4  4  
,passed the ,senate ,may #af1           
#bjag4,secretary