§ 14136d. DNA identification of missing persons  


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  • (a) In general

    The Attorney General shall make grants to promote the use of forensic DNA technology to identify missing persons and unidentified human remains.

    (b) Requirement

    Each State or unit of local government that receives funding under this section shall be required to submit the DNA profiles of such missing persons and unidentified human remains to the National Missing Persons DNA Database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

    (c) Authorization of appropriations

    There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this section.

(Pub. L. 108–405, title III, § 308, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2275.)

Codification

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 and also as part of the Justice for All Act of 2004, and not as part of Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 which enacted this chapter.