Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Program
34 U.S.C. § 40727
in effect(a) In generalThe 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 appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to carry out this section.
(c) State definedFor 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.
Source: OLRC USLMURL: https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/95/xml_usc34@119-95.zipFetched: 6/5/2026
