--- kind: "section" citation: "10 U.S.C. § 1565" title: "10" title_heading: "Armed Forces" number: "1565" heading: "DNA identification information: collection from certain offenders; use" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/1565" units: - "Subtitle A — General Military Law" - "Part II — Personnel" - "Chapter 80 — Miscellaneous Investigation Requirements and Other Duties" --- # §1565. DNA identification information: collection from certain offenders; use - (a) **Collection of DNA Samples.—** - (1) The [Secretary concerned](/usc/10/2801.md?p=c-5) shall collect a DNA sample from each member of the [armed forces](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-4) under the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3)’s jurisdiction who is, or has been, convicted of a qualifying [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) offense (as determined under [subsection (d)](#d)). - (2) For each member described in [paragraph (1)](#a-1), if the Combined DNA Index System (in this section referred to as “CODIS”) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation contains a DNA analysis with respect to that member, or if a DNA sample has been or is to be collected from that member under section 3(a) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, the [Secretary concerned](/usc/10/2801.md?p=c-5) may (but need not) collect a DNA sample from that member. - (3) The [Secretary concerned](/usc/10/2801.md?p=c-5) may enter into agreements with other Federal [agencies](/usc/10/3451.md?p=3), units of [State](/usc/10/4951.md?p=4) or [local government](/usc/10/4951.md?p=4), or private entities to provide for the collection of samples described in [paragraph (1)](#a-1). - (b) **Analysis and Use of Samples.—** The [Secretary concerned](/usc/10/2801.md?p=c-5) shall furnish each DNA sample collected under [subsection (a)](#a) to the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense. The [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense shall— - (1) carry out a DNA analysis on each such DNA sample in a manner that complies with the requirements for inclusion of that analysis in CODIS; and - (2) furnish the results of each such analysis to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in CODIS. - (c) **Definitions.—** In this section: - (1) The term “DNA sample” means a tissue, fluid, or other bodily sample of an individual on which a DNA analysis can be carried out. - (2) The term “DNA analysis” means analysis of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification information in a bodily sample. - (d) **Qualifying Military Offenses.—** The offenses that shall be treated for purposes of this section as qualifying [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) offenses are the following offenses, as determined by the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense, in consultation with the Attorney General: - (1) Any offense under the Uniform Code of [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) Justice for which a sentence of confinement for more than one year may be imposed. - (2) Any other offense under the Uniform Code of [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) Justice that is comparable to a qualifying Federal offense (as determined under section 3(d) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ([42 U.S.C. 14135a(d)](/usc/42/14135a.md))).[^1] - (e) **Expungement.—** - (1) The [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense shall promptly expunge, from the index described in subsection (a) of section 210304 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the DNA analysis of a [person](/usc/10/2700.md?p=2) included in the index on the basis of a qualifying [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) offense if the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) receives, for each conviction of the [person](/usc/10/2700.md?p=2) of a qualifying offense, a certified copy of a final court order establishing that such conviction has been overturned. - (2) For purposes of [paragraph (1)](#e-1), the term “qualifying offense” means any of the following offenses: - (A) A qualifying Federal offense, as determined under section 3 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000. - (B) A qualifying District of Columbia offense, as determined under section 4 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000. - (C) A qualifying [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) offense. - (3) For purposes of [paragraph (1)](#e-1), a court order is not “final” if time remains for an appeal or application for discretionary review with respect to the order. - (f) **Regulations.—** This section shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense, in consultation with the [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Homeland Security and the Attorney General. Those regulations shall apply, to the extent practicable, uniformly throughout the [armed forces](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-4). ## Footnotes [^1]: See References in Text note below. ## Source credit (Added Pub. L. 106–546, § 5(a)(1), Dec. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 2731; amended Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 108–405, title II, § 203(c), Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2270.) ## Notes ### Editorial Notes ### References in Text Section 3 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2), (d)(2), and (e)(2)(A), is section 3 of Pub. L. 106–546, which was classified to section 14135a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification as section 40702 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement. Section 4 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, referred to in subsec. (e)(2)(B), is section 4 of Pub. L. 106–546, which is classified to section 40703 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement. The Uniform Code of Military Justice, referred to in subsec. (d), is classified to chapter 47 (§ 801 et seq.) of this title. Section 210304 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, referred to in subsec. (e)(1), is classified to section 12592 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement. ### Amendments 2004—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108–405 reenacted heading without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall determine those felony or sexual offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice that shall be treated for purposes of this section as qualifying military offenses. “(2) An offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice that is comparable to a qualifying Federal offense (as determined under section 3(d) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000), as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Attorney General, shall be treated for purposes of this section as a qualifying military offense.” 2002—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation”. ### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ### Effective Date of 2002 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of this title. ### Initial Determination of Qualifying Military Offenses Pub. L. 106–546, § 5(b), Dec. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 2733, provided that: “The initial determination of qualifying military offenses under section 1565(d) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall be made not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 19, 2000].” ### Commencement of Collection Pub. L. 106–546, § 5(c), Dec. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 2733, provided that: “Collection of DNA samples under section 1565(a) of such title, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, commence not later than the date that is 60 days after the date of the initial determination referred to in subsection (b) [set out above].”