### Question
How does the law define blind external proficiency test?


### Answer
Under *34 U.S.C. § 12591*, **blind external proficiency test** is defined as:

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

#### Citation:
  - *34 U.S.C. § 12591*
  - Heading: **Subtitle I-Comprehensive Acts > CHAPTER 121-VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT > SUBCHAPTER VIII-STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT > Part A-DNA Identification**

