114 STAT. 2788 PUBLIC LAW 106-561—DEC. 21, 2000 Deadline. "(iii) is accredited by the Laboratory Accreditation Board of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors or the National Association of Medical Examiners, or will use a portion of the grant amount to prepare and apply for such accreditation by not later than 2 years after the date on which a grant is initially awarded under this paragraph; or "(B) medical examiner's office (as defined by the National Association of Medical Examiners) that— "(i) employs generally accepted practices and procedures, as established by appropriate accrediting organizations; and Deadline. "(ii) is accredited by the Laboratory Accreditation Board of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors or the National Association of Medical Examiners, or will use a portion of the grant amount to prepare and apply for such accreditation by not later than 2 years after the date on which a grant is initially awarded under this paragraph.". (c) PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCES IMPROVEMENT GRANTS. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: "PART BB^PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCES IMPROVEMENT GRANTS 42 USC 3797J. "SEC. 2801. GRANT AUTHORIZATION. "The Attorney General shall award grants to States in accordance with this part. 42 USC 3797k. "SEC. 2802. APPLICATIONS. 'To request a grant under this part, a State shall submit to the Attorney General— "(1) a certification that the State has developed a consolidated State plan for forensic science laboratories operated by the State or by other units of local government within the State under a program described in section 2804(a), and a specific description of the manner in which the grant will be used to carry out that plan; "(2) a certification that any forensic science laboratory system, medical examiner's office, or coroner's office in the State, including any laboratory operated by a unit of local government within the State, that will receive any portion of the grant amount uses generally accepted laboratory practices and procedures, established by accrediting organizations; and "(3) a specific description of any new facility to be constructed as part of the program described in paragraph (1), and the estimated costs of that facility, and a certification that the amount of the grant used for the costs of the facility will not exceed the limitations set forth in section 2804(c). 42 USC 3797/. " SEC. 2803. ALLOCATION. "(a) IN GENERAL.—
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