§ 40722. DNA training and education for law enforcement, correctional personnel, and court officers

• (a) The Attorney General shall make grants to provide training, technical assistance, education, and information relating to the identification, collection, preservation, analysis, and use of DNA samples and DNA evidence by—
  • (1) law enforcement personnel, including police officers and other first responders, evidence technicians, investigators, and others who collect or examine evidence of crime;
  • (2) court officers, including State and local prosecutors, defense lawyers, and judges;
  • (3) forensic science professionals; and
  • (4) corrections personnel, including prison and jail personnel, and probation, parole, and other officers involved in supervision.
• (b) There are authorized to be appropriated $12,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024 to carry out this section.