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118th Congress(2023-2024)
Debbie Smith Act of 2023
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S. 499 (Introduced-in-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 499


To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 16, 2023

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Graham, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Coons, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Debbie Smith Act of 2023”.

SEC. 2. Reauthorization.

Section 2(j) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 40701(j)) is amended by striking “fiscal years 2019 through 2024” and inserting “fiscal years 2024 through 2029”.