and promising practices relating to elder justice 
including— 
‘‘(i) brochures and pamphlets; 
‘‘(ii) video and computer-based re-
sources; 
‘‘(iii) books; and 
‘‘(iv) training materials. 
‘‘(B) INDEX.—The Library shall create 
and maintain an up-to-date index of the mate-
rials described in subparagraph (A) by title, au-
thor, date, subject, and type of material, and a 
brief description of such materials. Such index 
shall be available on the Internet as well as in 
printed form in order to be easily accessible to 
the general public. 
‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY.—The materials held 
by the Library shall be available for copying by 
individuals and entities nationwide and shall be 
disseminated at a nominal or no fee. The mate-
rials shall be copied and disseminated in ac-
cordance with the applicable provisions of title 
17, United States Code. 
‘‘(D) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(i) ADDITIONAL
MATERIALS.—The 
Library shall— 
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‘‘(I) collect data on materials 
that would be appropriate for such li-
brary; 
‘‘(II) make efforts to identify and 
obtain appropriate materials; and 
‘‘(III) identify and obtain mate-
rials relating to effective methods of 
conducting training and providing 
technical assistance relating to elder 
justice, including conducting training 
and providing assistance for under-
served populations. 
‘‘(ii) INFORMATION
PACKETS.—After 
evaluating the materials described in this 
paragraph, the Library shall compile and 
develop information packets for use by 
groups 
in 
various 
settings, 
including 
groups who are underserved or have other 
special needs. Such information packets 
shall include information and materials on 
training, technical assistance, and prom-
ising practices targeted at specific topics, 
groups, and settings. 
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‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection— 
‘‘(A) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
‘‘(B) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 
‘‘(C) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2013. 
‘‘(b) COLLECTION OF UNIFORM NATIONAL DATA ON 
ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION.— 
‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 
is to improve, streamline, and promote uniform col-
lection, maintenance, and dissemination of national 
data relating to elder abuse, neglect, and exploi-
tation. 
‘‘(2) PHASE I.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Elder Justice 
Act, the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (in this subsection re-
ferred to as the ‘Director’), after consultation 
with the Attorney General and working with ex-
perts in relevant disciplines, shall— 
‘‘(i) develop a method for collecting 
national data regarding elder abuse, ne-
glect, and exploitation; and 
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‘‘(ii) develop uniform national data re-
porting forms adapted to each relevant en-
tity or discipline (such as health, public 
safety, social and protective services, and 
law) reflecting— 
‘‘(I) the distinct manner in which 
each discipline receives and maintains 
information; and 
‘‘(II) the sequence and history of 
reports to or involvement of different 
disciplines, independently, or the se-
quence and history of reports from 
one discipline to another over time. 
‘‘(B) FORMS.—The national data reporting 
forms described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall 
incorporate the definitions of this title for use 
in determining what is considered a reportable 
event. 
‘‘(3) PHASE II.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the completion of the activities described 
in paragraph (2), the Director shall ensure that 
the national data reporting forms and data col-
lection methods developed in accordance with 
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such paragraph are pilot tested in 6 States de-
termined by the Director. 
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENTS
TO
THE
FORM
AND 
METHODS.—The Director, after considering the 
results of the pilot testing described in subpara-
graph (A), and after consultation with the At-
torney General and relevant experts shall adjust 
the national data reporting forms and data col-
lection methods as necessary. 
‘‘(4) PHASE III.— 
‘‘(A) DISTRIBUTION
OF
NATIONAL
DATA 
REPORTING
FORMS.—After completion of the 
adjustment to the national data reporting forms 
under paragraph (3)(B), the Director shall sub-
mit the national data reporting forms along 
with instructions to— 
‘‘(i) the heads of the relevant compo-
nents of the Department of Health and 
Human Services, the Department of Jus-
tice, and the Department of the Treasury, 
and such other Federal entities as may be 
appropriate; and 
‘‘(ii) the Governor’s office of each 
State for collection from all relevant State 
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entities of data, including health care, so-
cial services, and law enforcement data. 
‘‘(B) DATA COLLECTION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION.—The Director 
is authorized to award grants to States to 
improve data collection activities relating 
to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. 
‘‘(ii) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to 
receive a grant under this subparagraph, a 
State shall submit to the Director an appli-
cation at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Direc-
tor may require. 
‘‘(iii) REQUIREMENTS.—Each State 
receiving a grant under this subparagraph 
for a fiscal year is required to report data 
for the calendar year that begins during 
that fiscal year, using the national data re-
porting forms described in subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(iv) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(I) FIRST YEAR.—For the first 
fiscal year in which a State receives 
grant funds under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall initially distribute 50 
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percent of such funds. The Secretary 
shall distribute the remaining funds at 
the end of the calendar year that be-
gins during that fiscal year, if the 
Secretary determines that the State 
has properly reported data required 
under this subsection for the calendar 
year. 
‘‘(II) SUBSEQUENT YEARS.—Ex-
cept as provided in subclause (I), the 
Secretary shall distribute grant funds 
to a State under this subsection for a 
fiscal year if the Secretary determines 
that the State properly reported data 
required under this subsection for the 
calendar year that ends during that 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—Each re-
port submitted under this paragraph shall— 
‘‘(i) indicate the State and year in 
which each event occurred; and 
‘‘(ii) identify— 
‘‘(I) the total number of events 
that occurred in each State during the 
year; and 
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‘‘(II) the type of each event. 
‘‘(5) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Elder Justice Act and an-
nually thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, 
including to the Special Committee on Aging and 
the Finance Committee of the Senate, a report re-
garding activities conducted under this section. 
‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection— 
‘‘(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
‘‘(B) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 
‘‘(C) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2013. 
‘‘SEC. 2222. ENHANCING RESEARCH AND TRAINING AND 
STRENGTHENING SERVICES, SYSTEMS, AND 
PREVENTION. 
‘‘(a) GENERAL GRANTS AND CENTERS OF EXCEL-
LENCE.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL
GRANTS.—The Secretary may 
award grants to eligible entities for the prevention, 
detection, assessment, and treatment of, intervention 
in, investigation of, and prosecution of elder abuse, 
neglect, and exploitation including— 
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‘‘(A) physical, psychological, and emotional 
abuse and neglect by family and other in-home 
caregivers; 
‘‘(B) physical, psychological, and emotional 
abuse and neglect of residents in institutional 
and other residential care facilities; 
‘‘(C) elder sexual abuse; 
‘‘(D) domestic violence in later life; 
‘‘(E) financial fraud and exploitation; and 
‘‘(F) self-neglect. 
‘‘(2) CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.— 
‘‘(A) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Sec-
retary, through the Director of the National In-
stitute on Aging, and after consultation with 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, the Director of the Office of 
Elder Justice in the Department of Health and 
Human Services, the Director of the Office of 
Elder Justice in the Department of Justice, and 
the members of the advisory board established 
under section 2213, may award grants to insti-
tutions of higher education and other appro-
priate entities to establish 5 Centers of Excel-
lence nationwide that shall specialize in re-
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search, clinical practice, and training relating to 
elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—The Cen-
ters of Excellence established with funds pro-
vided under subparagraph (A) shall conduct the 
following activities: 
‘‘(i) Examine potential issues relating 
to the protection of elders who are the sub-
jects of research on elder abuse, neglect, 
and exploitation and provide guidance to 
other elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation 
researchers regarding human subjects, pro-
tections, and the institutional or peer re-
view boards at research institutions. 
‘‘(ii) After consultation with the Di-
rector of the National Institute on Aging, 
and the Director of the Office of Human 
Research Protections, develop and rec-
ommend to the Secretary guidelines to as-
sist the institutional or peer review boards 
in the review of research conducted under 
this title. 
‘‘(iii) Coordinate activities, to the ex-
tent feasible, among the Centers and with 
other researchers of elder abuse, neglect, 
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and exploitation and related areas, and 
designate 1 such Center to lead such co-
ordination. 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Cen-
ters of Excellence established under subpara-
graph (A) may conduct activities including the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Carrying out a study to deter-
mine the national incidence and prevalence 
of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation in 
all settings. 
‘‘(ii) Developing uniform, validated 
screening tools to assist individuals, fami-
lies, practitioners, institutions, and com-
munities in detecting ongoing or potential 
elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The 
tools that may be developed include— 
‘‘(I) a screening tool to determine 
whether a particular elder is at risk 
for becoming, or is, a victim of elder 
abuse, neglect, or exploitation; 
‘‘(II) a screening tool to measure 
whether caregivers are at risk of com-
mitting elder abuse, neglect, or exploi-
tation; 
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‘‘(III) a screening tool to meas-
ure whether families are at risk for 
elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; 
and 
‘‘(IV) a screening tool to assess 
communities, evaluating how each in-
dividual agency or system relating to 
elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation 
operates in such a community and 
how all of such agencies or systems 
communicate and operate in relation-
ship to each other within such com-
munity. 
‘‘(iii) Carrying out various types of 
intervention research. 
‘‘(iv) Identifying steps that can be 
taken (and replicated) to make homes, 
neighborhoods, communities, and facilities 
safer for elders, and to enhance elders’ 
sense of security in all kinds of environ-
ments. 
‘‘(v) Researching successful fiduciary 
practices and systems to enhance the well- 
being of persons with diminished capacity. 
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‘‘(D) COLLABORATION
AND
ACCESS
TO 
RECORDS.—In awarding a grant under this 
paragraph the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) consider the potential for collabo-
ration among researchers and other rel-
evant entities, such as State agencies with 
statutory responsibility for adult protective 
services and State Long-Term Care Om-
budsmen, that receive reports of elder 
abuse, neglect, and exploitation, but that 
may be restricted from participating in re-
search as a result of State law, confiden-
tiality requirements, or other provisions; 
and 
‘‘(ii) require that each institution of 
higher education desiring a grant under 
this subsection ensure that the researchers 
working at such institution will have access 
to records necessary to conduct research in 
accordance with this paragraph. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated for the pur-
pose of carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
subsection— 
‘‘(A) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
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‘‘(B) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 
‘‘(C) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2013. 
‘‘(b) 
SAFE
HAVEN
AND
LEGAL
ADVOCACY 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) SAFE HAVEN GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Sec-
retary may award grants to 6 diverse commu-
nities to examine various types of elder shelters 
(in this paragraph referred to as ‘safe havens’) 
and to test various models for establishing safe 
havens at home or elsewhere. 
‘‘(B) 
AUTHORIZED
ACTIVITIES.—Grant 
funds awarded pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
shall be used to establish safe havens that— 
‘‘(i) provide a comprehensive, cul-
turally 
sensitive, 
and 
multidisciplinary 
team response to allegations of elder 
abuse, neglect, or exploitation; 
‘‘(ii) provide a dedicated, elder-friend-
ly setting; 
‘‘(iii) have the capacity to meet the 
needs of elders for care; and 
‘‘(iv) provide various services includ-
ing— 
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‘‘(I) nursing and forensic evalua-
tion; 
‘‘(II) therapeutic intervention; 
‘‘(III) victim support and advo-
cacy; and 
‘‘(IV) case review and assistance 
to make the elder safer at home or to 
find appropriate placement in safer 
environments, including shelters, and, 
in some circumstances, long-term care 
facilities, other residential care facili-
ties, and hospitals. 
‘‘(2) LEGAL ADVOCACY GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Sec-
retary, after consultation with the Attorney 
General, may award grants— 
‘‘(i) to study the need for community 
resources in order to provide assistance for 
legal and related services for victims of 
elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation; and 
‘‘(ii) to provide assistance for such 
services by awarding grants for demonstra-
tion projects in diverse communities. 
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‘‘(B) 
AUTHORIZED
ACTIVITIES.—Grant 
funds awarded pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
shall be used to provide— 
‘‘(i) court-appointed advocates; 
‘‘(ii) authorized fiduciaries, including 
public guardians; 
‘‘(iii) monitoring and oversight of fi-
duciaries; 
‘‘(iv) legal services; and 
‘‘(v) such other services as the Sec-
retary, after consultation with the Attorney 
General, determines appropriate. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection— 
‘‘(A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
‘‘(B) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 
‘‘(C) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2013. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS
TO
ENHANCE
VOLUNTEER
SERV-
ICES.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Secretary, after consulta-
tion with the Attorney General, may award grants to 
nonprofit organizations and faith-based organiza-
tions to encourage such organizations to establish or 
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continue volunteer programs that focus on the issues 
of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, or that pro-
vide related services. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection— 
‘‘(A) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
‘‘(B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 
‘‘(C) $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2013. 
‘‘(d) MULTIDISCIPLINARY EFFORTS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
award grants to fund various multidisciplinary 
elder justice activities, including the following: 
‘‘(i) Supporting and studying team 
approaches for bringing a coordinated mul-
tidisciplinary or interdisciplinary response 
to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, 
including a response from individuals in 
social service, health care, public safety, 
and legal disciplines. 
‘‘(ii) Establishing State coordinating 
councils modeled after the national Elder 
Justice Coordinating Council established 
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under section 2212. Such State coordi-
nating councils shall identify the individual 
States’ needs and provide the national 
Elder Justice Coordinating Council with 
information and recommendations relating 
to State efforts to combat elder abuse, ne-
glect, and exploitation. 
‘‘(iii) Providing training, technical as-
sistance, and other methods of support to 
groups carrying out multidisciplinary ef-
forts at the State level (referred to in some 
States as ‘State Working Groups’). 
‘‘(iv) Broadening and studying various 
models for elder fatality and serious injury 
review teams, to make recommendations 
about their composition, protocols, func-
tions, timing, roles, and responsibilities, 
with a goal of producing models and infor-
mation that will allow for replication based 
on the needs of other States and commu-
nities. 
‘‘(v) Carrying out such other inter-
disciplinary or multidisciplinary efforts as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
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‘‘(B) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this paragraph, $5,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2013. 
‘‘(2) INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
after consultation with the Director of the Of-
fice of Elder Justice in the Department of 
Health and Human Services and the Director 
of the Office of Elder Justice in the Depart-
ment of Justice, shall conduct an intensive 
interdisciplinary study of entities that conduct 
elder justice activities in several different com-
munities, examining how the entities address 
elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation issues 
(such as an assessment of various types of 
health care and social service providers, public 
safety agencies, law enforcement agencies, pros-
ecutor offices, and the judiciary). 
‘‘(B) GOAL.—The goals of the study de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) include— 
‘‘(i) making an assessment of the 
functioning and effectiveness of each entity 
in a community that conducts elder justice 
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activities, and the interdisciplinary commu-
nications and collaborations among such 
entities; and 
‘‘(ii) developing a procedure for com-
munities to conduct a self-assessment to 
assist them in identifying the manner in 
which the entities described in clause (i) in 
such communities respond to elder justice 
issues, the needs of such communities re-
lating to elder justice issues, and ways to 
improve the response systems of such com-
munities for elder abuse, neglect, and ex-
ploitation. 
‘‘(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
‘‘(ii) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
and 
‘‘(iii) $3,500,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2009 through 2013. 
‘‘(e) TRAINING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
may award grants to groups representing the tar-
geted disciplines described in paragraph (2)(B) to 
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train individuals with respect to issues of elder 
abuse, neglect, and exploitation. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Grant funds awarded 
under paragraph (1) shall be used for training 
within a discipline as well as cross-training ac-
tivities that permit individuals in multiple dis-
ciplines to train together, fostering communica-
tion, coordinating efforts, and ensuring collabo-
ration. 
‘‘(B) 
TARGETED
DISCIPLINES.—Groups 
representing disciplines that will be targeted for 
training through grants awarded under para-
graph (1) include— 
‘‘(i) physicians, including geriatri-
cians, medical residents, interns, and fel-
lows; 
‘‘(ii) nurses and nurse’s aides, includ-
ing geriatric nurse practitioners, directors 
of nursing, and Sexual Abuse Nurse Ex-
aminers (SANE) nurses; 
‘‘(iii) social workers; 
‘‘(iv) public health and safety profes-
sionals, including Emergency Medical Serv-
ices professionals; 
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‘‘(v) therapists, including creative 
arts, occupational, speech, and physical 
therapists; 
‘‘(vi) State surveyors of nursing facili-
ties and other long-term care facilities; 
‘‘(vii) staff of long-term care facilities 
or hospitals; 
‘‘(viii) coroners and funeral home op-
erators; 
‘‘(ix) Federal, State, and local offices 
with responsibility for elder justice or long- 
term care matters; 
‘‘(x) employees or contractors of State 
and local agencies with responsibility for 
training persons who provide adult protec-
tive services; 
‘‘(xi) State Long-Term Care Ombuds-
men; 
‘‘(xii) victim advocates and advocates 
for elders and individuals with disabilities; 
‘‘(xiii) individuals involved in volun-
teer organizations (including faith-based 
organizations) who are involved in issues of 
elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; 
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‘‘(xiv) police officers, sheriffs, detec-
tives, firefighters, Federal and State inves-
tigators, public safety officers, and correc-
tions personnel; 
‘‘(xv) Federal, State, and local pros-
ecutors, attorneys in private practice in-
volved in elder justice issues, judges, and 
court employees; 
‘‘(xvi) federally recognized partner-
ships of elders, sheriff departments, and 
the American Association of Retired Per-
sons (commonly referred to as TRIADs); 
‘‘(xvii) elder service officers; 
‘‘(xviii) individuals who work with the 
public, including bank personnel, postal 
workers, utility workers, providers of 
home-delivered meals, and others who may 
work with elders; 
‘‘(xix) students in professional and 
paraprofessional schools, internships, fel-
lowships, and other training programs in a 
relevant profession; 
‘‘(xx) fiduciaries, including guardians, 
conservators, and agents under powers of 
attorney; and 
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‘‘(xxi) staff and volunteers of domestic 
violence and child abuse and neglect pro-
grams. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection— 
‘‘(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 
‘‘(B) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 
‘‘(C) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2013. 
‘‘(f) INCREASING THE NUMBER OF HEALTH CARE 
PROFESSIONALS WITH GERIATRIC TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) INCREASING
THE
NUMBER
OF
HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS WITH GERIATRIC TRAINING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish programs to increase— 
‘‘(i) the number of health care profes-
sionals (including physicians, nurses, nurs-
ing personnel, social workers, and thera-
pists) and students in the health care pro-
fessions, who receive education and train-
ing related to geriatrics; and 
‘‘(ii) the number of such professionals 
who provide health care related to geri-
atrics. 
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‘‘(B) INCLUSION OF GERIATRIC SERVICES 
AS PART OF OBLIGATED SERVICE UNDER THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.—For purposes 
of applying sections 338B and 338C of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l, 
254m), the term ‘obligated service’ shall include 
any period during which an individual who has 
entered into a written contract with the Sec-
retary under such section 338B (42 U.S.C. 
254l) is enrolled and participating in an accred-
ited (as determined by the Secretary) edu-
cational program that provides geriatric train-
ing. Upon the completion of such training, the 
individual, after consultation with the Sec-
retary, shall provide geriatric services as appro-
priate during the remainder of the period of ob-
ligated service of such individual. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection— 
‘‘(A) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2007; and 
‘‘(B) $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2013. 
‘‘(g) DEMENTIA TRAINING GRANTS.— 
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‘‘(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
may award grants to eligible entities to provide 
training within the health and social science dis-
ciplines, as well as cross-training activities that per-
mit individuals in multiple such disciplines to train 
together, to foster communication, coordinate ef-
forts, and ensure collaboration on best practices in 
caring for individuals with dementia. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2007 through 2013. 
‘‘(h) SPECIAL NEEDS GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
may award grants to eligible entities to identify, ad-
dress, and make recommendations on meeting the 
special needs of underserved populations of elders. 
‘‘(2) POPULATIONS
INCLUDED.—The grant 
funds awarded pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be 
used to fund programs including the following: 
‘‘(A) RURAL
SETTINGS.—Programs de-
signed to meet the needs of elders living in 
rural locations, including the needs of their in-
formal caregivers and fiduciaries. The programs 
shall include— 
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‘‘(i) strategies to decrease isolation; 
‘‘(ii) training for informal caregivers 
and fiduciaries; 
‘‘(iii) activities involving collaboration 
between the entities and local secondary 
schools and institutions of higher education 
to offer classes for credit, focusing on 
training individuals to work with elders 
and caregivers; 
‘‘(iv) training for volunteers to serve 
in rural communities; and 
‘‘(v) strategies on the use of advance 
planning to avoid the need for a guardian 
or other fiduciary. 
‘‘(B) MINORITY POPULATIONS.—Programs 
designed to meet the needs of elders in minority 
populations, including culturally and linguis-
tically appropriate programs. 
‘‘(C) INDIAN TRIBES.—Programs designed 
to provide necessary services to elders who are 
members of Indian tribes, including successful 
programs in elder abuse, neglect, and exploi-
tation prevention and treatment that target In-
dian populations. The entities carrying out the 
programs shall deliver services and distribute 
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educational information on elder abuse, neglect, 
and exploitation to Indian tribes and other pol-
icymakers, health and social service providers, 
law enforcement, and researchers with a par-
ticular interest in elders who are members of 
Indian tribes. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
2007 through 2013. 
‘‘(i) PUBLIC AWARENESS GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
and the Attorney General, after consultation with 
the advisory board established under section 2213 
and the coordinating council established under sec-
tion 2212, shall jointly award 1 grant to a national 
organization, or 1 or more grants to eligible entities, 
to conduct a national multimedia campaign designed 
to raise awareness about elder abuse, neglect, and 
exploitation. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED
ACTIVITIES.—Grant funds 
awarded under paragraph (1) shall be used for ac-
tivities including the following: 
‘‘(A) Raising public awareness regarding 
financial schemes that target elders. 
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‘‘(B) Pilot testing the effectiveness of var-
ious types of multimedia campaigns in raising 
awareness about— 
‘‘(i) the types of elder abuse, neglect, 
and exploitation; 
‘‘(ii) steps to take if an individual sus-
pects elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation 
has occurred; and 
‘‘(iii) ways to prevent elder abuse, ne-
glect, or exploitation. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2007 through 2013. 
‘‘(j) ELDER JUSTICE INNOVATION FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the At-
torney General are authorized to jointly award 
grants to individuals or entities working in the elder 
justice field or related fields for research, a dem-
onstration project, development or implementation of 
a promising program or practice, or another innova-
tive effort related to the identification or prevention 
of elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation that might 
not otherwise be funded or pursued in the absence 
of a grant under this subsection. 
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‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2007 through 2013. 
‘‘SEC. 2223. STUDIES. 
‘‘(a) ROLES OF ENTITIES RESPONDING TO ELDER 
ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the At-
torney General shall jointly sponsor or conduct a 
study of the roles and responsibilities of Government 
and Government-funded entities responsible for re-
sponding to, investigating, and taking other actions 
in response to reports of elder abuse, neglect, and 
exploitation including— 
‘‘(A) State and local agencies with the re-
sponsibility for adult protective services; 
‘‘(B) the State Long-Term Care Ombuds-
men; 
‘‘(C) law enforcement (including prosecu-
tors); 
‘‘(D) fiduciaries; 
‘‘(E) judges and other court personnel; and 
‘‘(F) such other social and protective serv-
ice, advocacy, and protection organizations as 
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