article: &lt;greek-th&gt; x SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.&lt;greek-th&gt; x This Act may be cited as the ``Sexual Assault Prosecution Act of 2002''.&lt;greek-th&gt; x SEC. 2. SEXUAL OFFENSE LIMITATION.&lt;greek-th&gt; x (a) In General.--Chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--&lt;greek-th&gt; x (1) in section 3283, by striking ``sexual or''; and&lt;greek-th&gt; x (2) by adding at the end the following:&lt;greek-th&gt; x ``Sec. 1A3296. Sexual offenses&lt;greek-th&gt; x ``An indictment for any offense committed in violation of chapter 109A of this title may be found at any time without limitation.''.&lt;greek-th&gt; x (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table of sections for chapter 213 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:&lt;greek-th&gt; x &lt;greek-th&gt;&lt;greek-e&gt;``3296. Sexual offenses.''.&lt;greek-th&gt;&lt;greek-e&gt;&lt;greek-th&gt; x SEC. 3. AWARDS TO STATES TO REDUCE DNA CASEWORK BACKLOG.&lt;greek-th&gt; x (a) Development of Plan.--&lt;greek-th&gt; x (1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice, and after consultation with representatives of States and private forensic laboratories, shall develop a plan to grant voluntary awards to States to facilitate DNA analysis of all casework evidence of unsolved crimes.&lt;greek-th&gt; x (2) Objective.--The objective of the plan developed under paragraph (1) shall be to--&lt;greek-th&gt; x (A) effectively expedite the analysis of all casework evidence of unsolved crimes in an efficient and effective manner; and&lt;greek-th&gt; x (B) provide for the entry of DNA profiles into the combined DNA Indexing System (``CODIS'').&lt;greek-th&gt; x (b) Award Criteria.--The Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice, shall develop criteria for the granting of awards under this section including--&lt;greek-th&gt; x (1) the number of unsolved crimes awaiting DNA analysis in the State that is applying for an award under this section; and&lt;greek-th&gt; x (2) the development of a comprehensive plan to collect and analyze DNA evidence by the State that is applying for an award under this section.&lt;greek-th&gt; x (c) Granting of Awards.--The Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice, shall--&lt;greek-th&gt; x (1) develop applications for awards to be granted to States under this section;&lt;greek-th&gt; x (2) consider all applications submitted by States; and&lt;greek-th&gt; x (3) disburse all awards under this section.&lt;greek-th&gt; x (d) Award Conditions.--States receiving awards under this section shall--&lt;greek-th&gt; x (1) require that each laboratory performing DNA analysis satisfies quality assurance standards and utilizes state-of- the-art DNA testing methods, as set forth by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in coordination with the Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice;&lt;greek-th&gt; x (2) ensure that each DNA sample collected and analyzed be made available only--&lt;greek-th&gt; x (A) to criminal justice agencies for law enforcement purposes;&lt;greek-th&gt; x (B) in judicial proceedings if otherwise admissible;&lt;greek-th&gt; x (C) for criminal defense purposes, to a criminal defendant who shall have access to samples and analyses performed in connection with any case in which such defendant is charged; or &lt;greek-th&gt; x (D) if personally identifiable information is removed, for--&lt;greek-th&gt; x (i) a population statistics database;&lt;greek-th&gt; x (ii) identification research and protocol development purposes; or &lt;greek-th&gt; x (iii) quality control purposes; and&lt;greek-th&gt; x (3) match the award by spending 15 percent of the amount of the award in State funds to facilitate DNA analysis of all casework evidence of unsolved crimes.&lt;greek-th&gt; x (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2006, for awards to be granted under this section.&lt;greek-th&gt; x 08
summary: Sexual Assault Prosecution Act of 2002 - Amends the Federal criminal code to remove any statute of limitations on indictments for sexual offenses.Requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to develop a plan to grant voluntary awards to States to facilitate deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analysis of all casework evidence of unsolved crimes, with the objective of effectively expediting the analysis of all such evidence in an efficient and effective manner and to provide for the entry of DNA profiles into the Combined DNA Indexing System. Directs the FBI to develop grant criteria, including: (1) the number of unsolved crimes awaiting DNA analysis; and (2) the development of a comprehensive plan to collect and analyze DNA evidence. Sets forth award conditions regarding quality assurance standards, DNA sample and analysis availability, and a 15 percent matching requirement.