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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9480 

To permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies that receive 

eligible Federal grant funds to use such funds for investigating senior 

financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud, and to clarify 

that Federal law enforcement agencies may assist State, local, and Tribal 

law enforcement agencies in the use of tracing tools for blockchain 

and related technology, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 

Mr. NUNN of Iowa (for himself, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, and Mr. FITZGERALD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for 

a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To permit State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies 

that receive eligible Federal grant funds to use such 

funds for investigating senior financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud, and to clarify that 

Federal law enforcement agencies may assist State, local, 

and Tribal law enforcement agencies in the use of tracing 

tools for blockchain and related technology, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Empowering Law En3 forcement to Combat Financial Fraud Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) ELIGIBLE FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS.—The 

7 term ‘‘eligible Federal grant funds’’ means funds re8 ceived under the following: 

9 (A) The Department of Justice Economic, 

10 High-Technology, White Collar, and Internet 

11 Crime Prevention National Training and Tech12 nical Assistance Program. 

13 (B) The Department of Justice Informa14 tion Sharing Training and Technical Assistance 

15 Program. 

16 (C) The Department of Justice Internet of 

17 Things National Training and Technical Assist18 ance Program. 

19 (D) Section 1401 of the Violence Against 

20 Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (34 

21 U.S.C. 30107; relating to Local Law Enforce22 ment Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes 

23 Against Individuals). 

24 (E) Section 2220A of the Homeland Secu25 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 665g; relating to the 

26 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program). 


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1 (F) The National Cybersecurity Prepared2 ness Consortium Act of 2021 (6 U.S.C. 652 

3 note; relating to the National Cybersecurity 

4 Preparedness Consortium). 

5 (G) The Department of Justice COPS 

6 Technology and Equipment Program. 

7 (2) GENERAL FINANCIAL FRAUD.—The term 

8 ‘‘general financial fraud’’ means the intentional mis9 representation of information or identity to deceive 

10 others, the unlawful use of a credit card, debit card, 

11 or automated teller machine or the use of electronic 

12 means to transmit deceptive information, in order to 

13 obtain money or other things of value. 

14 (3) PIG BUTCHERING.—The term ‘‘pig butch15 ering’’ means a confidence and investment fraud in 

16 which the victim is gradually lured into making in17 creasing monetary contributions, generally in the 

18 form of cryptocurrency, to a seemingly sound invest19 ment before the scammer disappears with the con20 tributed monies. 

21 (4) SENIOR FINANCIAL FRAUD.—The term 

22 ‘‘senior financial fraud’’ means the illegal or im23 proper use of an elderly or adult with a disability’s 

24 money, property, or other resources for monetary or 

25 personal benefit, profit, or gain. 


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1 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 

2 the several States, the District of Columbia, and 

3 each territory of the United States. 

4 SEC. 3. FEDERAL GRANTS USED FOR INVESTIGATING SEN5 IOR FINANCIAL FRAUD, PIG BUTCHERING, 

6 AND GENERAL FINANCIAL FRAUD. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—State, local, and Tribal law en8 forcement agencies that receive eligible Federal grant 

9 funds may use such funds for investigating senior finan10 cial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud, in11 cluding by— 

12 (1) hiring and retaining analysts, agents, ex13 perts, and other personnel; 

14 (2) providing training specific to complex finan15 cial investigations, including training on— 

16 (A) coordination and collaboration between 

17 State, local, Tribal, and Federal law enforce18 ment agencies; 

19 (B) assisting victims of financial fraud and 

20 exploitation; 

21 (C) the use of blockchain intelligence tools 

22 and related capabilities related to emerging 

23 technologies identified in the February 2024 

24 ‘‘Critical and Emerging Technology List Up25 date’’ of the Fast Track Action Subcommittee 


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1 on Critical and Emerging Technologies of the 

2 National Science and Technology Council (the 

3 ‘‘Critical and Emerging Technology List’’); and 

4 (D) unique aspects of fraud investigations, 

5 including transnational financial investigations 

6 and emerging technologies identified in the 

7 Critical and Emerging Technology List; 

8 (3) obtaining software and technical tools to 

9 conduct financial fraud and exploitation investiga10 tions; and 

11 (4) encouraging improved data collection and 

12 reporting. 

13 (b) REPORT TO GRANT PROVIDER.—Each law en14 forcement agency that makes use of eligible Federal grant 

15 funds for a purpose specified under subsection (a) shall, 

16 not later than 1 year after making such use of the funds, 

17 issue a report to the Federal agency that provided the eli18 gible Federal grant funds, containing— 

19 (1) an explanation of the amount of funds so 

20 used, and the specific purpose for which the funds 

21 were used; 

22 (2) statistics with respect to senior financial 

23 fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud in 

24 the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency, along 

25 with an analysis of how the use of the funds for a 


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1 purpose specified under subsection (a) affected such 

2 statistics; and 

3 (3) an assessment of the ability of the law en4 forcement agency to deter senior financial fraud, pig 

5 butchering, and general financial fraud. 

6 SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

7 Each Federal agency that provides eligible Federal 

8 grant funds that are used for a purpose specified under 

9 section 3(a) shall issue an annual report to the Committee 

10 on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and 

11 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

12 of the Senate containing the information received from law 

13 enforcement agencies under section 3(b). 

14 SEC. 5. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ASSIST15 ING STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL LAW EN16 FORCEMENT AND FUSION CENTERS. 

17 Federal law enforcement agencies may assist State, 

18 local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies and fusion cen19 ters in the use of tracing tools for blockchain and related 

20 technology tools. 

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