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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. 

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. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Elder Abuse Protection 

5 Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ELDER JUSTICE INITIATIVE. 

7 Section 101(b) of the Elder Abuse Prevention and 

8 Prosecution Act (34 U.S.C. 21711(b)) is amended to read 

9 as follows: 

10 ‘‘(b) ELDER JUSTICE INITIATIVE.— 

11 ‘‘(1) PERMANENT INITIATIVE.—The Attorney 

12 General shall establish within the Criminal Division 

13 an Elder Justice Initiative to coordinate criminal en14 forcement and public engagement efforts to combat 

15 elder abuse, neglect, and financial fraud and scams 

16 that target elders, and to support and coordinate the 

17 efforts of the Elder Justice Coordinators designated 

18 under subsection (a). 

19 ‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ELDER JUSTICE

20 COORDINATOR.—The Attorney General shall des21 ignate an Elder Justice Coordinator within the De22 partment of Justice who, in addition to any other re23 sponsibilities, shall be responsible for— 

24 ‘‘(A) coordinating and supporting the law 

25 enforcement efforts and policy activities as the 


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1 head of the Elder Justice Initiative for the De2 partment of Justice on elder justice issues; 

3 ‘‘(B) evaluating training models to deter4 mine best practices and creating or compiling 

5 and making publicly available replication guides 

6 and training materials for law enforcement offi7 cers, prosecutors, judges, emergency respond8 ers, individuals working in victim services, adult 

9 protective services, social services, and public 

10 safety, medical personnel, mental health per11 sonnel, financial services personnel, and any 

12 other individuals whose work may bring them in 

13 contact with elder abuse regarding how to— 

14 ‘‘(i) conduct investigations in elder 

15 abuse cases; 

16 ‘‘(ii) address evidentiary issues and 

17 other legal issues; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) appropriately assess, respond to, 

19 and interact with victims and witnesses in 

20 elder abuse cases, including in administra21 tive, civil, and criminal judicial pro22 ceedings; and 

23 ‘‘(C) carrying out such other duties as the 

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1 vention, and detection of, and response to, elder 

2 abuse. 

3 ‘‘(3) ONLINE PUBLIC RESOURCES.—The Elder 

4 Justice Initiative shall maintain and publish on the 

5 internet, information aimed at protecting elders 

6 from fraudulent schemes and contain resources 

7 aimed at preventing elder abuse. 

8 ‘‘(4) SPANISH LANGUAGE RESOURCES.—The 

9 Attorney General shall ensure that Elder Justice 

10 Initiative online resources are available in Spanish 

11 and link linguistically appropriate resources to in12 form Spanish-speaking elders of Federal and State 

13 resources to combat fraud and abuse that targets 

14 the elderly, to include— 

15 ‘‘(A) Spanish-language resources and links 

16 that help report instances of elder fraud and 

17 abuse to State and local law enforcement; and 

18 ‘‘(B) resources that help prevent financial 

19 exploitation of elders.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 588 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8169 

[Report No. 116–704] 

A BILL 

To amend the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosother purposes. tiative are made available in Spanish, and for tive, to require that online resources of such ini- ecution Act to authorize the Elder Justice InitiaDECEMBER 31, 2020 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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