### Question
How does the law define qualifying offense?


### Answer
Under *10 U.S.C. § 1565*, **qualifying offense** is defined as:

> any of the following offenses:


(A) A qualifying Federal offense, as determined under section 3 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 1565*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 80-MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER DUTIES**

