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Union Calendar No. 40 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2922 

[Report No. 117–57] 

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 

APRIL 30, 2021 

Ms. GARCIA of Texas (for herself and Mrs. SPARTZ) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JUNE 11, 2021 

Additional sponsors: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, 

Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 

RESCHENTHALER, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. NADLER, 

Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, and Ms. JACKSON LEE

JUNE 11, 2021 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 30, 2021] 


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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 2021’’. 

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 an Elder Justice Initiative to 

13 coordinate criminal enforcement and public engage14 ment efforts to combat elder abuse, neglect, and finan15 cial fraud and scams that target elders, and to sup16 port and coordinate the efforts of the Elder Justice 

17 Coordinator designated under subsection (a). 

18 ‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ELDER JUSTICE

19 COORDINATOR.—The Attorney General shall designate 

20 an Elder Justice Coordinator within the Department 

21 of Justice who, in addition to any other responsibil22 ities, shall be responsible for— 

23 ‘‘(A) coordinating and supporting the law 

24 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 responders, 

8 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 from 

6 fraudulent schemes and contain resources aimed at 

7 preventing elder abuse. 

8 ‘‘(4) TELEPHONE HOTLINE.—The Attorney Gen9 eral, in consultation with the Elder Justice Coordi10 nator and the Office of Victims of Crime, shall estab11 lish a national elder fraud telephone hotline to pro12 vide support to victims and resources to help victims, 

13 including referrals to federal, local and state law en14 forcement where appropriate. 

15 ‘‘(5) TRIBAL CONSULTATION.—The Elder Justice 

16 Coordinator shall provide recommendations to the Of17 fice of Tribal Justice on a yearly basis on how to ad18 dress elder abuse and elder fraud that takes place on 

19 federally recognized tribal reservations. 

20 ‘‘(6) LEGAL AID.—The Elder Justice Coordinator 

21 shall consult with components of the Department of 

22 Justice to promote the provision of civil legal aid to 

23 victims of elder abuse and elder fraud. 

24 ‘‘(7) SPANISH LANGUAGE RESOURCES.—The At25 torney General shall ensure that Elder Justice InitiaVerDate Sep 11 2014 19:55 Jun 11, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H2922.RH H2922

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1 tive online resources are available in Spanish and 

2 link linguistically appropriate resources to inform 

3 Spanish-speaking elders of Federal and State re4 sources to combat fraud and abuse that targets the el5 derly, to include— 

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

7 that help report instances of elder fraud and 

8 abuse to State and local law enforcement; and 

9 ‘‘(B) resources that help prevent financial 

10 exploitation of elders.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 40 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2922 

[Report No. 117–57] 

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 InitiaJUNE 11, 2021 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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