On the recordNovember 29, 2016
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 2577) to protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA and other forensic evidence samples to improve and expand the forensic science testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of new testing technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of forensic evidence, to provide post-conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to support accreditation efforts of forensic science laboratories and medical examiner offices, to address training and equipment needs, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 2577 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS. (a) Restitution During Supervised Release.--Section 3583(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by inserting ``, that the defendant make restitution in accordance with sections 3663 and 3663A, or any other statute authorizing a sentence of restitution,'' after ``supervision''.…





