34 USC § 40721 - Report to Congress on plans to modify CODIS system

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title: "34 USC § 40721 - Report to Congress on plans to modify CODIS system"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "40721"
section_name: "Report to Congress on plans to modify CODIS system"
chapter_number: 407
chapter_name: "DNA IDENTIFICATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "TRAINING, TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, AND EXPANDED USE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 108–405, title II, § 203(f), Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2271.)"
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# § 40721. Report to Congress on plans to modify CODIS system

If the Department of Justice plans to modify or supplement the core genetic markers needed for compatibility with the CODIS system, it shall notify the Judiciary Committee of the Senate and the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives in writing not later than 180 days before any change is made and explain the reasons for such change.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 108–405, title II, § 203(f), Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2271.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section is comprised of subsec. (f) of . For complete classification of section 203, see Tables.

Section was formerly classified as a note under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.