,,ic #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #hbj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bj1 #bjai,referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,an ,,act ,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 ,implementation of program improvements ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of the ,debbie ,smith ,act of #bjai-- 7,a7 the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,justice shall-- 7i7 define ,,dna ,capacity ,enhancement and ,backlog ,reduction program-wide goals in clear1 specific1 and measurable terms2 7ii7 consistently document the goals defined under clause 7i72 and 7iii7 use performance measures for each goal defined under clause 7i7 that fully reflect the appropriate attributes of successful performance measures according to recommendations made by the ,government ,accountability ,office in the report entitled1 ,,dna ,evidence3 ,,doj ,should ,improve ,performance ,measurement and ,properly ,design controls for ,nationwide ,grant ,program 7,,gao-#ai-baf72 and 7,b7 the ,assistant ,attorney ,general for the ,office of ,justice ,programs shall fully establish all appropriate controls relating to conflicts of interest and to lobbying as reported by the ,government ,accountability ,office in the report entitled1 ,,dna ,evidence3 ,,doj ,should ,improve ,performance ,measurement and ,properly ,design controls for ,nationwide ,grant ,program 7,,gao-#ai-baf74 7#c7 ,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 4 7#d7 ,,gao ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the end of the third fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the ,debbie ,smith ,act of #bjai1 and once every #c fiscal years thereafter through fiscal year #bjbe1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall issue a report on the ,,dna analysis workloads at laboratories that participate in the ,combined ,,dna ,index ,system using data available from the ,,dna ,capacity ,enhancement and ,backlog ,reduction ,grant ,program or other sources that-- 7,a7 describes1 by year-- 7i7 the total number of new crime scene ,,dna analysis requests submitted to laboratories2 7ii7 the total number of crime scene ,,dna analysis requests analyzed including1 to the extent practicable and reported separately-- 7,i7 the number analyzed at laboratories participating in ,combined ,,dna ,index ,system2 and 7,,ii7 the number of requests outsourced and analyzed at private laboratories2 7iii7 the total number of ,,dna profiles from crime scene evidence uploaded to the ,combined ,,dna ,index ,system2 7iv7 the total number of ,combined ,,dna ,index ,system hits and investigations aided resulting from ,,dna profiles recovered from crime scene evidence2 7v7 the number of outstanding crime scene ,,dna analysis requests at the end of each year and the number of such outstanding requests that are older than #cj days at the end of the year2 and 7vi7 to the extent practicable1 the number of requests associated with sexual assault cases submitted to laboratories during the year and the number of such requests that are older than #cj days at the end of the year2 and 7,b7 includes a determination as to-- 7i7 whether the ,national ,institute of ,justice has defined ,,dna ,capacity ,enhancement and ,backlog ,reduction program-wide goals as required under paragraph 7#b77;,a72 and 7ii7 whether the ,office of ,justice ,programs has fully established all appropriate controls relating to conflicts of interest and to lobbying as required under paragraph 7#b77;,b74 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 ,passed the ,senate ,may #af1 #bjai4;,julie ,e4 ,adams1,secretary