(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Purposes. 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
Sec. 101. Definitions. 
Sec. 102. Elder justice. 
‘‘PART A—BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR SOCIAL SERVICES 
‘‘PART B—ELDER JUSTICE 
‘‘Sec. 2011. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 2012. General provisions. 
‘‘SUBPART 1—NATIONAL COORDINATION OF ELDER JUSTICE ACTIVITIES AND 
RESEARCH 
‘‘CHAPTER I—ELDER JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL AND ADVISORY 
BOARD ON ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION 
‘‘Sec. 2021. Elder Justice Coordinating Council. 
‘‘Sec. 2022. Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation. 
‘‘Sec. 2023. Research protections. 
‘‘Sec. 2024. Authorization of appropriations. 
‘‘CHAPTER II—ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION FORENSIC 
CENTERS 
‘‘Sec. 2031. Establishment and support of elder abuse, neglect, and exploi-
tation forensic centers. 
‘‘SUBPART 2—PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE ELDER JUSTICE 
‘‘Sec. 2041. Enhancement of long-term care. 
‘‘Sec. 2042. Adult protective services functions and grant programs. 
‘‘Sec. 2043. Long-term care ombudsman program grants and training. 
‘‘Sec. 2044. Provision of information regarding, and evaluations of, elder 
justice programs. 
‘‘Sec. 2045. Report. 
‘‘Sec. 1150A. Reporting to law enforcement of crimes occurring in feder-
ally funded long-term care facilities. 
‘‘Sec. 1150B. Ensuring safety of residents when federally funded long- 
term care facilities close. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
Sec. 201. Analysis, report, and recommendations related to elder justice pro-
grams. 
Sec. 202. Victim advocacy grants. 
Sec. 203. Supporting local prosecutors and courts in elder justice matters. 
Sec. 204. Supporting State prosecutors and courts in elder justice matters. 
Sec. 205. Supporting law enforcement in elder justice matters. 
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Sec. 206. Evaluations. 
Sec. 207. Reauthorization of the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert 
Program. 
TITLE III—TAX PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Long-term care facility worker employment tax credit. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The proportion of the United States popu-
lation age 60 years or older will drastically increase 
in the next 30 years as more than 76,000,000 baby 
boomers approach retirement and old age. 
(2) Each year, anywhere between 500,000 and 
5,000,000 elders in the United States are abused, 
neglected, or exploited. 
(3) Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation have 
no boundaries, and cross all racial, social class, gen-
der, and geographic lines. 
(4) Victims of elder abuse, neglect, and exploi-
tation are not only subject to injury from mistreat-
ment and neglect, they are also 3.1 times more likely 
than elders who were not victims of elder abuse, ne-
glect, and exploitation to die at an earlier age than 
expected. 
(5) There is a general dearth of data as to the 
nature and scope of elder abuse, neglect, and exploi-
tation. In recognition of the need to improve data 
collection efforts with respect to elder abuse, neglect, 
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and exploitation, Congress required the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to conduct a study by 
the end of 2008 on establishing a uniform national 
database on elder abuse under section 405 of title 
IV of division C of the Tax Relief and Health Care 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432). 
(6) Despite the dearth of data in the field, ex-
perts agree that most cases of elder abuse, neglect, 
and exploitation are never reported and that abuse, 
neglect, and exploitation shorten a victim’s life, often 
triggering a downward spiral of an otherwise pro-
ductive, self-sufficient elder’s life. Programs address-
ing other difficult issues such as domestic violence 
and child abuse and neglect have demonstrated the 
need for a multifaceted law, combining public health, 
social service, and law enforcement approaches. 
(7) For over 20 years, Congress has been pre-
sented with facts and testimony calling for a coordi-
nated Federal effort to combat elder abuse, neglect, 
and exploitation. 
(8) The Federal Government has been slow to 
respond to the needs of victims of elder abuse, ne-
glect, and exploitation or to undertake prevention ef-
forts. 
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(9) No Federal law has been enacted that ade-
quately and comprehensively addresses the issues of 
elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and there are 
very limited resources available to those in the field 
that directly deal with the issues. 
(10) Differences in State laws and practices in 
the areas of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation 
lead to significant disparities in prevention, protec-
tive and social services, treatment systems, and law 
enforcement, and lead to other inequities. 
(11) The Federal Government has played an 
important role in promoting research, training, pub-
lic safety, and data collection, and the identification, 
development, and dissemination of promising health 
care, social, and protective services, and law enforce-
ment practices, relating to child abuse and neglect, 
domestic violence, and violence against women. The 
Federal Government should promote similar efforts 
and protections relating to elder abuse, neglect, and 
exploitation. 
(12) The Federal Government should provide 
leadership and assist States and communities in 
their efforts to protect elders in the United States 
by— 
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(A) promoting coordinated planning among 
all levels of government; 
(B) generating and sharing knowledge rel-
evant to protecting elders; 
(C) providing leadership to combat the 
abuse, neglect, and exploitation of the Nation’s 
elders; and 
(D) providing resources to States and com-
munities to promote elder justice. 
(13) The problem of elder abuse, neglect, and 
exploitation requires a comprehensive approach 
that— 
(A) integrates the work of health, legal, 
and social service agencies and organizations; 
(B) emphasizes the need for prevention, re-
porting, investigation, assessment, treatment, 
and prosecution of elder abuse, neglect, and ex-
ploitation at all levels of government; 
(C) ensures that sufficient numbers of 
properly trained personnel with specialized 
knowledge are in place to— 
(i) treat, assess, and provide services 
relating to elder abuse, neglect, and exploi-
tation; and 
(ii) carry out elder protection duties; 
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