‘‘(C) engage volunteers who are older than 
50 years of age in providing support and infor-
mation to older adults (and their families or 
caretakers) who have experienced or are at risk 
of elder abuse, including physical, emotional, or 
financial abuse, neglect, or exploitation and;’’. 
(b) COMMUNITY
SERVICE
SENIOR
OPPORTUNI-
TIES.—Section 502(b)(1)(E) of the Older Americans Act 
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(b)(1)(E)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, and for the health and safety of, and prevention 
and detection of elder abuse for, older adults’’ after ‘‘fami-
lies’’. 
(c) ALLOTMENTS FOR VULNERABLE ELDER RIGHTS 
PROTECTION ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) STATE
PLAN
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
705(a)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3058d(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘fam-
ily caregivers,’’ after ‘‘title VI,’’. 
(2) STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PRO-
GRAM.— 
(A) SUPPORT OF OFFICE UNDER THE NA-
TIONAL
FAMILY
CAREGIVER
SUPPORT
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 373(g) of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030s–1(g)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) USE
OF
FUNDS
FOR
OMBUDSMAN
PRO-
GRAM.—Amounts made available to a State to carry 
out the State program under this subpart may be 
used to support the Office of the State Long-Term 
Care Ombudsman, including supporting the develop-
ment of resident and family councils.’’. 
(B) ENSURING EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS AND 
RESIDENTS’ RIGHTS.—Section 712 of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3058g) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) ENSURING EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS AND RESI-
DENTS’ RIGHTS.—The State agency shall ensure the Of-
fice— 
‘‘(1) provides facility residents with private and 
unimpeded access to the Office, including access to 
all records concerning the resident; and 
‘‘(2) allows all facility residents to receive serv-
ices from the Office.’’. 
(3) PREVENTION OF ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, 
AND EXPLOITATION.—Section 721(b) of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3058i(b)) is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), 
(9), (10), (11), and (12), as paragraphs (8), 
(10), (11), (12), (13), and (14), respectively; 
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(B) by striking paragraph (6) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(6) conducting specialized abuse sensitivity 
training for caregivers described in part E of title 
III; 
‘‘(7) conducting training for professionals and 
paraprofessionals in relevant fields on the identifica-
tion, prevention, and treatment of elder abuse, ne-
glect, and exploitation, with particular focus on pre-
vention and enhancement of self-determination and 
autonomy;’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (8), as re-
designated by subparagraph (B), the following: 
‘‘(9) conducting appropriate training to ensure 
cultural sensitivity in the provision of elder rights 
services, including training in cultural issues associ-
ated with abuse;’’. 
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