,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bcde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #be1  
#bjah ,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,brown1  
,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,mrs4         
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,portman1 and ,mr4     
,hatch7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,,dna ,analysis ,backlog
 ,elimination ,act of #bjjj to provide  
additional resources to ,state and local
 prosecutors1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,justice ,served ,act of   
#bjah4  #b4 ,prosecution of ,,dna cold  
cases  7a7 ,debbie smith ,,dna backlog  
grant program ,section #b of the ,,dna  
,analysis ,backlog ,elimination ,act of 
#bjjj 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djgja7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
adding at the end the following3  7#i7  
,to increase the capacity of ,state and 
local prosecution offices to address the

 backlog of violent crime cases in which
 suspects have been identified through  
,,dna evidence4  2 and  7#b7 in         
subsection 7c71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7#e7 ,allocation of grant  
awards for prosecutors ,for each fiscal 
year1 not less than #e percent1 but not 
more than #g percent1 of the grant      
amounts distributed under paragraph 7#a7
 shall1 if sufficient applications to   
justify such amounts are received by the
 ,attorney ,general1 be awarded for     
purposes described in subsection        
7a77#i71 provided that none of the funds
 required to be distributed under this  
paragraph shall decrease or otherwise   
limit the availability of funds required
 to be awarded to ,states or units of   
local government under paragraph 7#c74  
4  7b7 ,prosecution of cold cases ,of   
the amounts made available to the       
,attorney ,general under section #b of  
the ,,dna ,analysis ,backlog            
,elimination ,act of #bjjj 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #djgja7 for a ,,dna ,analysis 

and capacity enhancement program and for
 other local1 ,state1 and ,federal      
forensic activities for the purpose     
described in section #b of the ,,dna    
,analysis ,backlog ,elimination ,act of 
#bjjj 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djgja7 under the  
heading ,state and local law enforcement
 assistance under the heading ,office of
 ,justice ,programs under the heading   
,department of ,justice in fiscal years 
#bjai1 #bjbj1 #bjba1 and #bjbb not less 
than #e percent1 but not more than #g   
percent1 of such amounts shall be       
provided for grants for prosecutors to  
increase the capacity of ,state and     
local prosecution offices to address the
 cold cases involving violent crime1    
where suspects have been identified     
through ,,dna evidence4