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Title 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT > Subtitle IV—Criminal Records and Information > CHAPTER 407—DNA IDENTIFICATION > SUBCHAPTER II—TRAINING, TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, AND EXPANDED USE

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The Attorney General shall make grants for research and development to improve forensic DNA technology, including increasing the identification accuracy and efficiency of DNA analysis, decreasing time and expense, and increasing portability.

( Pub. L. 108–405, title III, § 305 , Oct. 30, 2004 , 118 Stat. 2273 ; Pub. L. 114–324, § 8(a) , Dec. 16, 2016 , 130 Stat. 1954 .)

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