The Carla Walker Act establishes a grant program for state and local forensic activities, focusing on forensic genetic genealogy.
The Carla Walker Act amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to create a grant program for state and local forensic activities. It authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to eligible entities, including states, tribal or local law enforcement agencies, prosecutor's offices, medical examiner's offices, and coroner's offices. These grants can be used to purchase forensic equipment for forensic genetic genealogy DNA analysis and searching. The act also mandates that eligible entities maintain records and submit reports to the Attorney General.
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