Congressional Committee List
Forensic Science Caucus
SAKI Grants
Federal Research Interests
Coverdell Grant Qualifications
Standards Development Organization Funding
CFSO supports authorization and appropriation for forensic science standards development at forensic science standards development organizations.
2023 Priorities
Justice for All Reauthorization Act
CFSO supports the Justice for All Reauthorization Act.
ME/C Support Legislation and NamUs Authorization
CFSO supports legislation for Forensic Pathologist loan reimbursement and funding for Forensic Pathology Fellowships. CFSO also supports funding for MDI education and training. NamUs must be a codified program in the federal government.
THE STRENGTHENING THE MEDICAL EXAMINER AND CORONER SYSTEM ACT OF 2024
Fentanyl Bill
This bill extends until October 22, 2021, the temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The bill was signed into law on May 4, 2021.
The previous order (PL 116-114) extended the last scheduling and also requested a GAO report to look at the matter. Titled “Synthetic Opioids, Considerations for the Class-Wide Scheduling of Fentanyl-Related Substances” (attached). The GAO report was sent to Congress in April 2021.
The GAO report provides analyzed documents, data and statements for Federal, state and local stakeholders. It focused on the “effects related to drug classification, research, and federal law enforcement and effects from the classification of similar substances.”
- Public Law – H.R.2630 “Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act”
- Congressional Record – Senate
- Congressional Record – House
- GAO Fentanyl Scheduling 2021
Evidence Preservation Bill
FY23 Budget
CFSO is preparing for FY23 by engaging our federal partners as they prepare their budget related to forensic science. You can see our letters to these agency heads from the links below.
- HHS Letter
- DOJ Letter
- Commerce Letter
- CFSO FY2023 White House Budget Briefing
- CFSO FY2023 Request of NIST
- CFSO FY2023 Request of DOJ
- CFSO FY2023 Request of HHS
- CFSO July 2022 Budget Brief of FY23 Budget
FY24 Budget
CFSO is preparing for FY24 by engaging our federal partners as they prepare their budget related to forensic science. You can see our letters to these agency heads from the links below.
FY25 Budget
CFSO is preparing for FY25 by engaging our federal partners as they prepare their budget related to forensic science. You can see our letters to these agency heads from the links below.