# 34 U.S.C. § 12591: Quality assurance and proficiency testing standards

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## Section

- **Citation:** 34 U.S.C. § 12591
- **Heading:** Quality assurance and proficiency testing standards
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** June 1, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT > Subtitle I—Comprehensive Acts > CHAPTER 121—VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT > SUBCHAPTER VIII—STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT > Part A—DNA Identification

## Text

Not later than 180 days after September 13, 1994 , the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall appoint an advisory board on DNA quality assurance methods from among nominations proposed by the head of the National Academy of Sciences and professional societies of crime laboratory officials.

( Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210303 , Sept. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2068 ; Pub. L. 115–50, § 2(a) , Aug. 18, 2017 , 131 Stat. 1001 ; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(211) , Dec. 27, 2022 , 136 Stat. 4329 .)

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