DNA Identification Act of 1994
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The DNA Identification Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that authorized the creation and regulation of a national DNA database for law enforcement purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DNA Identification Act of 1994 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5415007 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DNA Identification Act of 1994 Context triple: [Combined DNA Index System, legalFramework, DNA Identification Act of 1994]
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A.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits discrimination in health insurance and employment based on individuals’ genetic information.
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B.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act is a U.S. federal law that requires museums and federal agencies to return Native American human remains and cultural items to their respective tribes and descendants.
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C.
Public Law 104-191
Public Law 104-191 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1996 that established the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), setting national standards for health insurance portability, privacy, and security of health information.
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D.
Public Law 104-193
Public Law 104-193 is the 1996 U.S. federal welfare reform law that overhauled Aid to Families with Dependent Children and created the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, emphasizing work requirements and time-limited benefits.
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E.
Public Law 104-106
Public Law 104-106 is a 1996 U.S. defense authorization statute that, among many provisions, established key authorities and requirements for the Department of Defense, including the management and oversight of the Chemical Demilitarization Program.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DNA Identification Act of 1994 Target entity description: The DNA Identification Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that authorized the creation and regulation of a national DNA database for law enforcement purposes.
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A.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits discrimination in health insurance and employment based on individuals’ genetic information.
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B.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act is a U.S. federal law that requires museums and federal agencies to return Native American human remains and cultural items to their respective tribes and descendants.
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C.
Public Law 104-191
Public Law 104-191 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1996 that established the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), setting national standards for health insurance portability, privacy, and security of health information.
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D.
Public Law 104-193
Public Law 104-193 is the 1996 U.S. federal welfare reform law that overhauled Aid to Families with Dependent Children and created the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, emphasizing work requirements and time-limited benefits.
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E.
Public Law 104-106
Public Law 104-106 is a 1996 U.S. defense authorization statute that, among many provisions, established key authorities and requirements for the Department of Defense, including the management and oversight of the Chemical Demilitarization Program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
criminal justice legislation ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
assist in identifying missing persons and human remains
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assist in solving violent crimes ⓘ improve identification of criminal offenders ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
federal DNA index system
ⓘ
law enforcement agencies ⓘ state DNA index systems ⓘ |
| authorizes |
FBI DNA index system
ⓘ
linked to:
Combined DNA Index System
Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| defines |
categories of DNA records eligible for indexing
ⓘ
requirements for participation in CODIS ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes |
CODIS
ⓘ
linked to:
Combined DNA Index System
Combined DNA Index System ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
collection of DNA from certain arrestees
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collection of DNA from convicted offenders ⓘ interoperability of state and federal DNA databases ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory
ⓘ
linked to:
FBI Laboratory
state forensic laboratories ⓘ |
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| legalBasisFor | national DNA index maintained by the FBI ⓘ |
| partOf | Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ⓘ |
| providesFor |
criminal penalties for misuse of DNA information
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limitations on use of DNA information ⓘ rules for sharing DNA information among jurisdictions ⓘ standards for DNA analysis ⓘ standards for DNA profile indexing ⓘ standards for DNA sample collection ⓘ |
| purpose |
to authorize creation of a national DNA database for law enforcement
ⓘ
to regulate collection, storage, and use of DNA profiles for criminal justice purposes ⓘ |
| regulates | national DNA database ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
criminal procedure in the United States
ⓘ
forensic DNA databases ⓘ privacy law in the United States ⓘ |
| requires |
accreditation standards for participating DNA laboratories
ⓘ
quality assurance standards for forensic DNA laboratories ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
DNA profiling
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criminal identification ⓘ forensic science ⓘ privacy and data protection in DNA databases ⓘ |
| typeOf | law enforcement information-sharing law ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1994 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: DNA Identification Act of 1994 Description of subject: The DNA Identification Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law that authorized the creation and regulation of a national DNA database for law enforcement purposes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.