,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ad1         
#bjai,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4          
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,ms4          
,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,ms4
 ,klobuchar1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4     
,hawley1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 and ,mr4 ,scott of
 ,south ,carolina7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to strengthen   
programs authorized under the ,debbie   
,smith ,act of #bjjd4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,debbie  
,smith ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,,dna        
,backlog ,grant ,program improvement    
,section #b of the ,,dna ,analysis      
,backlog ,elimination ,act of #bjjj 7#cd
 ,u4,s4,c4 #djgja7 is amended-- 7#a7 in 
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in paragraph     
7#b71 by striking including and         
inserting prioritizing1 to the extent   
practicable consistent with public      

safety considerations2 and  7,b7 in     
paragraph 7#h71 by striking including   
and inserting in particular12  7#b7 in  
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#f71
 by striking and at the end2  7,b7 in   
paragraph 7#g71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#h7 provide assurances that the ,,dna
 section of the laboratory to be used to
 conduct ,,dna analyses has a written   
policy that prioritizes the analysis of1
 to the extent practicable consistent   
with public safety considerations1      
samples from homicides and sexual       
assaults4  2  7#c7 in subsection        
7c77#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by 
striking #bjad through #bjai and        
inserting #bjai through #bjbd2 and  7,b7
 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking #bjad
 through #bjai and inserting #bjai      
through #bjbd2  7#d7 in subsection 7g7--
  7,a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#a71 
7#b71 and 7#c7 as subparagraphs 7,a71   
7,b71 and 7,c71 and adjusting the       

margins accordingly2  7,b7 by striking  
,not later and inserting the following3 
7#a7 ,in general ,not later  2 and  7,c7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7#b7 ,report on effectiveness of grant  
program ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date on which the ,comptroller      
,general of the ,united ,states issues  
the #bjah report on the ,,dna ,capacity 
,enhancement and ,backlog ,reduction    
,grant ,program1 or #ahj days after the 
date of enactment of the ,debbie ,smith 
,act of #bjai1 whichever date is later1 
the ,attorney ,general shall submit a   
report to the ,committee on the         
,judiciary of the ,senate and the       
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,house of ,representatives that--  7,a7 
describes any action taken by the       
,department of ,justice since the       
release of the #bjah report on the ,,dna
 ,capacity ,enhancement and ,backlog    
,reduction ,grant ,program to improve   
the ,,dna ,capacity ,enhancement and    
,backlog ,reduction ,grant ,program     

based on the recommendations of the     
,comptroller ,general2 and  7,b7        
includes recommendations for reforms    
that could enhance the effectiveness of 
the program in reducing the backlog of  
unanalyzed ,,dna evidence in sexual     
assault cases4  7#c7 ,,gao report ,not  
later than #ahj days after the end of   
the third fiscal year beginning after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
once every #c fiscal years thereafter1  
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states shall issue a report on the    
,,dna ,capacity ,enhancement and        
,backlog ,reduction ,grant ,program     
describing1 by year--  7,a7 the total   
number of new ,,dna requests2  7,b7 the 
total number of cases1 items1 and       
offender and arrestee samples analyzed2 
7,c7 the total number of ,,dna profiles 
uploaded to the national ,,dna index2   
7,d7 the total number of matches and    
investigations aided by matches made by 
the national ,,dna index2  7,e7 changes 
in total laboratory capacity to conduct 

,,dna analyses as described in          
subsection 7a77#c72  7,f7 the number of 
open ,,dna cases at the end of each year
 and open ,,dna cases older than #cj    
days at the end of the year2  7,g7 the  
number of sexual assault cases submitted
 to the laboratory during the year and  
the number of untested sexual assault   
cases older than #cj days at the end of 
the year2  7,h7 whether the ,national   
,institute of ,justice has defined ,,dna
 ,capacity ,enhancement and ,backlog    
,reduction program-wide goals in clear1 
specific1 and measurable terms2 and     
7,i7 whether the ,office of ,justice    
,programs has fully established all     
appropriate controls related to         
lobbying4  2 and  7#e7 in subsection    
7j71 by striking #bjae through #bjai and
 inserting #bjai through #bjbd4  #c4    
,training and education ,section        
#cjc7;b7 of the ,,dna ,sexual ,assault  
,justice ,act of #bjjd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#djgbb7;b77 is amended by striking #bjae
 through #bjai and inserting #bjai      

through #bjbd4  #d4 ,sexual assault     
forensic exam grants ,section #cjd7;d7  
of the ,,dna ,sexual ,assault ,justice  
,act of #bjjd 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #djgbc7;d77
 is amended by striking #bjae through   
#bjai and inserting #bjai through #bjbd4