### Question
How is the "blind external proficiency test" defined?


### Answer
The term **blind external proficiency test** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 14131* as follows -

> a test that is presented to a forensic laboratory through a second agency and appears to the analysts to involve routine evidence

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 14131*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 136-VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT > SUBCHAPTER IX-STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT > Part A-DNA Identification**

