I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8169 
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 
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 Representa-
tives 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’’. 
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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 en-
forcement 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 des-
ignate an Elder Justice Coordinator within the De-
partment of Justice who, in addition to any other re-
sponsibilities, 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 De-
partment of Justice on elder justice issues; 
‘‘(B) evaluating training models to deter-
mine best practices and creating or compiling 
and making publicly available replication guides 
and training materials for law enforcement offi-
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cers, prosecutors, judges, emergency respond-
ers, individuals working in victim services, adult 
protective services, social services, and public 
safety, medical personnel, mental health per-
sonnel, 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 administra-
tive, civil, and criminal judicial pro-
ceedings; and 
‘‘(C) carrying out such other duties as the 
Attorney General determines necessary in con-
nection with enhancing the understanding, pre-
vention, 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 
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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 in-
form 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.’’. 
Æ 
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