Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 510) to establish a system for integration of Rapid DNA instruments for use by law enforcement to reduce violent crime and reduce the current DNA analysis backlog. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 510 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 ``Rapid DNA Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. RAPID DNA INSTRUMENTS. (a) Standards.--Section 210303(a) of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14131(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(5)(A) In addition to issuing standards as provided in paragraphs (1) through (4), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall issue standards and procedures for the use of Rapid DNA instruments and resulting DNA analyses. ``(B) In this Act, the term `Rapid DNA instruments' means instrumentation that carries out a fully automated process to derive a DNA analysis from a DNA sample.''. (b) Index.--Paragraph (2) of section 210304(b) of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.…”