118 STAT. 2267 PUBLIC LAW 108–405—OCT. 30, 2004 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘within the State’’; and (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘and units of local government’’ after ‘‘States’’; (5) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or local government’’ after ‘‘State’’ both places that term appears; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or unit of local government’’ after ‘‘State’’; (6) in subsection (f), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or unit of local government’’ after ‘‘State’’; (7) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or unit of local government’’ after ‘‘State’’; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or units of local government’’ after ‘‘States’’; and (8) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘or unit of local govern ment’’ after ‘‘State’’ both places that term appears. (b) REAUTHORIZATION AND EXPANSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 14135) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘(1) or’’ before ‘‘(2)’’; and (B) by inserting at the end the following: ‘‘(4) To collect DNA samples specified in paragraph (1). ‘‘(5) To ensure that DNA testing and analysis of samples from crimes, including sexual assault and other serious violent crimes, are carried out in a timely manner.’’; (2) in subsection (b), as amended by this section, by inserting at the end the following: ‘‘(7) specify that portion of grant amounts that the State or unit of local government shall use for the purpose specified in subsection (a)(4).’’; (3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: ‘‘(c) FORMULA FOR DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall distribute grant amounts, and establish appropriate grant conditions under this section, in conformity with a formula or formulas that are designed to effectuate a distribution of funds among eligible States and units of local government that— ‘‘(A) maximizes the effective utilization of DNA tech nology to solve crimes and protect public safety; and ‘‘(B) allocates grants among eligible entities fairly and efficiently to address jurisdictions in which significant back logs exist, by considering— ‘‘(i) the number of offender and casework samples awaiting DNA analysis in a jurisdiction; ‘‘(ii) the population in the jurisdiction; and ‘‘(iii) the number of part 1 violent crimes in the jurisdiction. ‘‘(2) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—The Attorney General shall allo cate to each State not less than 0.50 percent of the total amount appropriated in a fiscal year for grants under this section, except that the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands shall each be allocated 0.125 percent of the total appropriation.
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