34 U.S.C. § 40727

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 40727 - Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Program

(a) In general

The Attorney General shall establish the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Program to award grants to States to help defray the costs of post-conviction DNA testing.

(b) Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to carry out this section.

(c) State defined

For purposes of this section, the term "State" means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

34 U.S.C. § 40727

Pub. L. 108-405, §412, 118 Stat. 2284; Pub. L. 114-324, §12(b), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1957.

EDITORIAL NOTES

CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified to section 14136e of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

AMENDMENTS2016-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114-324 substituted "$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021" for "$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009".