[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 8169 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 588
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8169
[Report No. 116-704]
To amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act to authorize
the Elder Justice Initiative, to require that online resources of such
initiative are made available in Spanish, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 4, 2020
Ms. Garcia of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
December 31, 2020
Additional sponsors: Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr.
Stanton, Mr. Cicilline, and Mr. Cohen
December 31, 2020
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary; committed to the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to
be printed
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A BILL
To amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act to authorize
the Elder Justice Initiative, to require that online resources of such
initiative are made available in Spanish, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Elder Abuse Protection Act of
2020''.
SEC. 2. ELDER JUSTICE INITIATIVE.
Section 101(b) of the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act
(34 U.S.C. 21711(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Elder Justice Initiative.--
``(1) Permanent initiative.--The Attorney General shall
establish within the Criminal Division an Elder Justice
Initiative to coordinate criminal enforcement and public
engagement efforts to combat elder abuse, neglect, and
financial fraud and scams that target elders, and to support
and coordinate the efforts of the Elder Justice Coordinators
designated under subsection (a).
``(2) Department of justice elder justice coordinator.--The
Attorney General shall designate an Elder Justice Coordinator
within the Department of Justice who, in addition to any other
responsibilities, shall be responsible for--
``(A) coordinating and supporting the law
enforcement efforts and policy activities as the head
of the Elder Justice Initiative for the Department of
Justice on elder justice issues;
``(B) evaluating training models to determine best
practices and creating or compiling and making publicly
available replication guides and training materials for
law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges,
emergency responders, individuals working in victim
services, adult protective services, social services,
and public safety, medical personnel, mental health
personnel, financial services personnel, and any other
individuals whose work may bring them in contact with
elder abuse regarding how to--
``(i) conduct investigations in elder abuse
cases;
``(ii) address evidentiary issues and other
legal issues; and
``(iii) appropriately assess, respond to,
and interact with victims and witnesses in
elder abuse cases, including in administrative,
civil, and criminal judicial proceedings; and
``(C) carrying out such other duties as the
Attorney General determines necessary in connection
with enhancing the understanding, prevention, and
detection of, and response to, elder abuse.
``(3) Online public resources.--The Elder Justice
Initiative shall maintain and publish on the internet,
information aimed at protecting elders from fraudulent schemes
and contain resources aimed at preventing elder abuse.
``(4) Spanish language resources.--The Attorney General
shall ensure that Elder Justice Initiative online resources are
available in Spanish and link linguistically appropriate
resources to inform Spanish-speaking elders of Federal and
State resources to combat fraud and abuse that targets the
elderly, to include--
``(A) Spanish-language resources and links that
help report instances of elder fraud and abuse to State
and local law enforcement; and
``(B) resources that help prevent financial
exploitation of elders.''.
Union Calendar No. 588
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8169
[Report No. 116-704]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act to authorize
the Elder Justice Initiative, to require that online resources of such
initiative are made available in Spanish, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 31, 2020
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed