Sec. 2. USE OF GRANT FUNDS
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## SEC. 2 USE OF GRANT FUNDS ###
(a)Jennifer’s Law Jennifer’s Law (34 U.S.C. 40501 et seq.) is amended— ####
(1)by striking section 202 (34 U.S.C. 40501) and inserting the following: > > ## “SEC. 202 PROGRAM AUTHORIZED > > **[**[34 U.S.C. 40501](/us/usc/t34/s40501)**]** > > > ### “(a) In General > > > #### “(1) Grants authorized > > The Attorney General may award grants to eligible entities described in paragraph
(2)to enable the eligible entities to improve the transportation, processing, identification, and reporting of missing persons and unidentified remains, including migrants. > > > #### “(2) Eligible entities > > Eligible entities described in this paragraph are the following: > > > ##### “(A) > > States and units of local government. > > > ##### “(B) > > Accredited, publicly funded, Combined DNA Index System (commonly known as ‘CODIS’) forensic laboratories, which demonstrate the grant funds will be used for DNA typing and uploading biological family DNA reference samples, including samples from foreign nationals, into CODIS, subject to the protocols for inclusion of such forensic DNA profiles into CODIS, and the privacy protections required under section 203(c). > > > ##### “(C) > > Medical examiners offices. > > > ##### “(D) > > Accredited, publicly funded toxicology laboratories. > > > ##### “(E) > > Accredited, publicly funded crime laboratories. > > > ##### “(F) > > Publicly funded university forensic anthropology laboratories. > > > ##### “(G) > > Nonprofit organizations that have working collaborative agreements with State and county forensic offices, including medical examiners, coroners, and justices of the peace, for entry of data into CODIS or the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (commonly known as ‘NamUs’), or both. ” > ; ####
(2)in section 203 (34 U.S.C. 40502)— #####
(A)in subsection (a), by striking “a State” and inserting “an entity described in section 202”; #####
(B)in subsection (b)— ######
(i)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “State” and inserting “applicant”; ######
(ii)by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: > > #### “(1) > > report to the National Crime Information Center and, when possible, to law enforcement authorities throughout the applicant’s jurisdiction regarding every deceased unidentified person, regardless of age, found in the applicant’s jurisdiction; ” > ; ######
(iii)in paragraph (3), by striking “and” at the end; ######
(iv)in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and ######
(v)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(5) > > collect and report information to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) regarding missing persons and unidentified remains. ” > ; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(c) Privacy Protections for Biological Family Reference Samples > > > #### “(1) In general > > Any suspected biological family DNA reference samples received from citizens of the United States or foreign nationals and uploaded into the Combined DNA Index System (commonly referred to as ‘CODIS’) by an accredited, publicly funded CODIS forensic laboratory awarded a grant under this section may be used only for identifying missing persons and unidentified remains. > > > #### “(2) Limitation on use > > Any biological family DNA reference samples from citizens of the United States or foreign nationals entered into CODIS for purposes of identifying missing persons and unidentified remains may not be disclosed to a Federal or State law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes. ” > ; and ####
(3)by striking section 204 (34 U.S.C. 40503) and inserting the following: > > ## “SEC. 205 USE OF FUNDS > > **[**[34 U.S.C. 40503](/us/usc/t34/s40503)**]** > > “An applicant receiving a grant award under this title may use such funds to— > > > #### “(1) > > pay for the costs incurred during or after fiscal year 2017 for the transportation, processing, identification, and reporting of missing persons and unidentified remains, including migrants; > > > #### “(2) > > establish and expand programs developed to improve the reporting of unidentified persons in accordance with the assurances provided in the application submitted pursuant to section 203(b); > > > #### “(3) > > hire and maintain additional DNA case analysts and technicians, fingerprint examiners, forensic odontologists, and forensic anthropologists, needed to support such identification programs; and > > > #### “(4) > > procure and maintain state of the art multi-modal, multi-purpose forensic and DNA-typing and analytical equipment. ” > . ###
(b)Kristen’s Act Section 102 of Kristen’s Act (34 U.S.C. 40504 note) is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 102 AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING > > “To the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, the Attorney General is authorized to use funds appropriated for the operationalization, maintenance, and expansion of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) for the purpose of carrying out this Act ” > .
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