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Dna patriot Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://drudgereport.com/matt91.htm http://drudgereport.com/matt91.htm XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUNDAY NOV 18 2001 19:25:37 ET XXXXX DNA IN THE USA: PATRIOT ACT ALLOWS FORMATION OF DATABASE The United States will soon begin construction on a giant database containing DNA codes of criminal offenders. Buried in the USA Patriot Act -- signed into law by President Bush last month -- is a provision that allows for the government collection of a person's DNA for "qualifying Federal offenses, as determined by the Attorney General." The DNA development has gone unreported in the nation's mainpress. Section 503 of the Patriot Act now requires persons convicted of terrorism offenses and other crimes of violence to submit to DNA samples. "The [DNA] database will be a powerful new tool for law enforcement and crime prevention," an administration official told the DRUDGE REPORT last week. A 30-page Field Guidance of New Authorities issued by the Justice Department states the "collection of DNA samples from federal offenders" extends "to all federal offenders convicted of the types of offenses that are likely to be committed by terrorists or any crime of violence." Specifics on the deployment of the database could not be obtained as this transmits. Under prior law, the statutory provisions governing the collection of DNA samples from federal offenders were restrictive. Developing...

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