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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Rapid DNA Act of 2017 · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. RAPID DNA INSTRUMENTS

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## SEC. 2 RAPID DNA INSTRUMENTS ###
(a)Standards Section 210303(a) of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14131(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(5) > > > #####
(A)> > In addition to issuing standards as provided in paragraphs
(1)through (4), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall issue standards and procedures for the use of Rapid DNA instruments and resulting DNA analyses. > > > ##### “(B) > > In this Act, the term ‘**Rapid DNA instruments**’ means instrumentation that carries out a fully automated process to derive a DNA analysis from a DNA sample.” > . ###
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(2)of section 210304(b) of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: > > #### “(2) > > prepared by— > > > ##### “(A) > > laboratories that— > > > ###### “(i) > > have been accredited by a nonprofit professional association of persons actively involved in forensic science that is nationally recognized within the forensic science community; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > undergo external audits, not less than once every 2 years, that demonstrate compliance with standards established by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or > > > ##### “(B) > > 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 210303(a)(5); and” > .
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