Debbie Smith Act

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Debbie Smith Act of 2014

Citations
Public law	Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 108–405 (text) (PDF)
Codification
Acts amended	DNA Identification Act of 1994, Violence Against Women Act of 2000, DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, Uniform Code of Military Justice
U.S.C. sections created	42 U.S.C. § 13701
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 5107 (Justice for All Act of 2004) by Jim Sensenbrenner (R–WI) on September 21, 2004 Committee consideration by House Committee on the Judiciary Passed the House on October 6, 2004 (393–14) Passed the Senate on October 9, 2004 (Unanimous consent) Signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 30, 2004

The Debbie Smith Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. § 13701) provides United States federal government grants to eligible states and units of local government to conduct DNA analyses of backlogged DNA samples collected from victims of crimes and criminal offenders. The Act expands the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and provides legal assistance to survivors of dating violence. Named after sexual assault survivor Debbie Smith, the Act was passed by the 108th Congress as part of larger legislation, the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 108–405 (text) (PDF)), and signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 30, 2004. The Act amended the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. § 14135), the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. § 14132), the Violence Against Women Act of 2000, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The Act was reauthorized in 2008, extending the availability of DNA backlog reduction program grants, DNA evidence training and education program grants, and sexual assault forensic exam program grants through fiscal year 2014.^[1]