§ 40727. Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Program
§ 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.