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On the recordJune 16, 2016
I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendments be agreed to, the Grassley amendment be agreed to, and the bill, as amended, be read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The committee-reported amendments were agreed to. The amendment (No. 4727) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To require the Attorney General to evaluate the performance of the Department of Justice in seeking and recovering restitution for victims under all Federal restitution provisions, to require recipients of DNA backlog capacity and enhancement grants to report on how the actually used their grant funds, and to prevent duplicative grants) On page 6, line 2, strike ``Of the amounts'' and insert ``(a) In General.--Of the amounts''. On page 6, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following: (b) Reporting.-- (1) Report by grant recipients.--With respect to amounts made available to the Attorney General for a DNA Analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities under the heading ``state and local law enforcement'' under the heading ``Office of Justice Programs'' under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'', the Attorney General shall require recipients of the amounts to report on the effectiveness of the activities carried out using the amounts, including any information the Attorney General needs in order to submit the report required under paragraph (2).…
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John Cornyn
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