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§10566 Reports

Title 34 › Subtitle I — Comprehensive Acts › CHAPTER 101 — JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT › SUBCHAPTER XXVII — PAUL COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCES IMPROVEMENT GRANTS › § 10566

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each year a State or local government that gets a grant under this part must send a report to the Attorney General. The report must give a short review of how the grant was used and how forensic science changed before and after the grant, the average number of days from sending a sample to getting test results, how many and what kinds of cases the lab accepts, progress by any unaccredited provider toward accreditation, and any other information the Attorney General asks for. Within 90 days after the fiscal year ends in which any grants were made, the Attorney General must send the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate a report showing the total grant amount for that year and a summary of the reports from States and local governments.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §10566

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(a)Reports to Attorney General
For each fiscal year for which a grant is awarded under this subchapter, each State or unit of local government that receives such a grant shall submit to the Attorney General a report, at such time and in such manner as the Attorney General may reasonably require, which report shall include—
(1)a summary and assessment of the program carried out with the grant, which shall include a comparison of pre-grant and post-grant forensic science capabilities;
(2)the average number of days between submission of a sample to a forensic science laboratory or forensic science laboratory system in that State operated by the State or by a unit of local government and the delivery of test results to the requesting office or agency;
(3)an identification of the number and type of cases currently accepted by the laboratory;
(4)the progress of any unaccredited forensic science service provider receiving grant funds toward obtaining accreditation; and
(5)such other information as the Attorney General may require.
(b)Reports to Congress
Not later than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year for which 1 or more grants are awarded under this subchapter, the Attorney General shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, a report, which shall include—
(1)the aggregate amount of grants awarded under this subchapter for that fiscal year; and
(2)a summary of the information provided under subsection (a).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 3797o of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2016—Subsec. (a)(4), (5). Pub. L. 114–324 added par. (4) and redesignated former par. (4) as (5). 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–273, § 5001(b)(5)(A), inserted “or unit of local government” after “each State” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–273, § 5001(b)(5)(B), inserted “, which shall include a comparison of pre-grant and post-grant forensic science capabilities” before semicolon at end. Subsec. (a)(3), (4). Pub. L. 107–273, § 5001(b)(5)(C)–(E), added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4).

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 10566

Title 34, Navy

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110