Carla Walker Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3591 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3591 To establish a grant program for certain State and local forensic activities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2025 Mr. Hunt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a grant program for certain State and local forensic activities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Carla Walker Act''. SEC. 2. GRANTS TO IMPROVE FORENSIC ACTIVITIES. Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``PART PP--GRANTS TO IMPROVE FORENSIC ACTIVITIES ``SEC. 3061. DEFINITIONS. ``In this part: ``(1) Forensic analysis.--The term `forensic analysis' means an expert examination or test-- ``(A) required by a law enforcement agency, a prosecutor, a criminal suspect or defendant, or a relevant court; and ``(B) performed on physical evidence, including DNA evidence, for the purpose of determining the connection of the evidence to a criminal act. ``(2) Forensic laboratory.--The term `forensic laboratory' means a facility, entity, or site accredited or pursuing accreditation as described in section 3062(d)(1)(C)(iii) that-- ``(A) offers or performs forensic analysis; and ``(B) follows relevant chain of custody requirements for authentication by an appropriate court. ``SEC. 3062. DNA ANALYSIS GRANTS. ``(a) Eligible Entity Defined.--In this section, the term `eligible entity' means-- ``(1) a State; ``(2) a Tribal or local law enforcement agency; ``(3) a prosecutor's o