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(B) as the Attorney General considers ap-
propriate, use a portion of the funds available 
under this title for a grant program under this 
title to provide assistance to an eligible entity to 
conduct a validated evaluation of the effective-
ness of the activities carried out through such 
grant program by each of the grant recipients. 
(2) APPLICATIONS.— 
(A) SUBMISSION.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this title, an entity shall submit 
an application to the Attorney General at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Attorney General may require, 
which shall include— 
(i) a proposal for the evaluation re-
quired in accordance with paragraph 
(1)(A); and 
(ii) the amount of assistance under 
paragraph (1)(B) the entity is requesting, 
if any. 
(B) REVIEW AND ASSISTANCE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—An employee of the 
Department of Justice, after consultation 
with an employee of the Department of 
Health and Human Services with expertise 
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in evaluation methodology, shall review 
each application described in subparagraph 
(A) and determine whether the method-
ology described in the proposal under sub-
paragraph (A)(i) is adequate to gather 
meaningful information. 
(ii) DENIAL.—If the reviewing em-
ployee determines the methodology de-
scribed in such proposal is inadequate, the 
reviewing employee shall recommend that 
the Attorney General deny the application 
for the grant, or make recommendations 
for how the application should be amended. 
(iii) NOTICE TO APPLICANT.—If the 
Attorney General denies the application on 
the basis of such proposal, the Attorney 
General shall inform the applicant of the 
reasons the application was denied, and 
offer assistance to the applicant in modi-
fying the proposal. 
(b) OTHER GRANTS.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations under this section, the Attorney General 
shall award grants to appropriate entities to conduct vali-
dated evaluations of grant activities that are funded by 
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Federal funds not provided under this title, or other funds, 
to reduce elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$7,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 
2015. 
SEC. 107. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ELDER.—The term ‘‘elder’’ means an indi-
vidual age 60 or older. 
(2) ELDER JUSTICE.—The term ‘‘elder justice’’ 
means— 
(A) from a societal perspective, efforts 
to— 
(i) prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, 
and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and ex-
ploitation; and 
(ii) protect elders with diminished ca-
pacity while maximizing their autonomy; 
and 
(B) from an individual perspective, the rec-
ognition of an elder’s rights, including the right 
to be free of abuse, neglect, and exploitation. 
(3) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—The term ‘‘eligible 
entity’’ means a State or local government agency, 
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Indian tribe or tribal organization, or any other pub-
lic or nonprofit private entity that is engaged in and 
has expertise in issues relating to elder justice or a 
field necessary to promote elder justice efforts. 
TITLE II—ELDER SERVE VICTIM 
GRANT PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF ELDER SERVE VICTIM 
GRANT PROGRAMS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General, acting 
through the Director of the Office of Victims of Crime 
of the Department of Justice (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Director’’), shall, subject to appropriations, carry 
out a three-year grant program to be known as the Elder 
Serve Victim grant program (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Program’’) to provide grants to eligible entities 
to establish programs to facilitate and coordinate pro-
grams described in subsection (e) for victims of elder 
abuse. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTEES.— 
To be eligible to receive a grant under the Program, an 
entity must meet the following criteria: 
(1) ELIGIBLE CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—The entity is a crime victim assistance pro-
gram receiving a grant under the Victims of Crime 
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) for the period 
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described in subsection (c)(2) with respect to the 
grant sought under this section. 
(2) COORDINATION
WITH
LOCAL
COMMUNITY 
BASED AGENCIES AND SERVICES.—The entity shall 
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director that 
such entity has a record of community coordination 
or established contacts with other county and local 
services that serve elderly individuals. 
(3) ABILITY
TO
CREATE
ECRT
ON
TIMELY 
BASIS.—The entity shall demonstrate to the satisfac-
tion of the Director the ability of the entity to cre-
ate, not later than 6 months after receiving such 
grant, an Emergency Crisis Response Team pro-
gram described in subsection (e)(1) and the pro-
grams described in subsection (e)(2). 
For purposes of meeting the criteria described in para-
graph (2), for each year an entity receives a grant under 
this section the entity shall provide a record of community 
coordination or established contacts described in such 
paragraph through memoranda of understanding, con-
tracts, subcontracts, and other such documentation. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
(1) CONSULTATION.—Each program established 
pursuant to this section shall be developed and car-
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ried out in consultation with the following entities, 
as appropriate: 
(A) Relevant Federal, State, and local pub-
lic and private agencies and entities, relating to 
elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and other 
crimes against elderly individuals. 
(B) Local law enforcement including po-
lice, sheriffs, detectives, public safety officers, 
corrections personnel, prosecutors, medical ex-
aminers, investigators, and coroners. 
(C) Long term care and nursing facilities. 
(2) GRANT
PERIOD.—Grants under the Pro-
gram shall be issued for a three-year period. 
(3) LOCATIONS.—The Program shall be carried 
out in six geographically and demographically di-
verse locations, taking into account— 
(A) the number of elderly individuals resid-
ing in or near an area; and 
(B) the difficulty of access to immediate 
short-term housing and health services for vic-
tims of elder abuse. 
(d) PERSONNEL.—In providing care and services, 
each program established pursuant to this section may 
employ a staff to assist in creating an Emergency Crisis 
Response Teams under subsection (e)(1). 
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(e) USE OF GRANTS.— 
(1) EMERGENCY
CRISIS
RESPONSE
TEAM.— 
Each entity that receives a grant under this section 
shall use such grant to establish an Emergency Cri-
sis Response Team program by not later than the 
date that is six months after the entity receives the 
grant. Under such program the following shall 
apply: 
(A) Such program shall include immediate, 
short-term emergency services, including shel-
ter, care services, food, clothing, transportation 
to medical or legal appointment as appropriate, 
and any other life-services deemed necessary by 
the entity for victims of elder abuse. 
(B) Such program shall provide services to 
victims of elder abuse, including those who have 
been referred to the program through the adult 
protective services agency of the local law en-
forcement or any other relevant law enforce-
ment or referral agency. 
(C) A victim of elder abuse may not re-
ceive short-term housing under the program for 
more than 30 consecutive days. 
(D) The entity that established the pro-
gram shall enter into arrangements with the 
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relevant local law enforcement agencies so that 
the program receives quarterly reports from 
such agencies on elder abuse. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
SERVICES
REQUIRED
TO
BE 
PROVIDED.—Not later than one year after the date 
an entity receives a grant under this section, such 
entity shall have established the following programs 
(and community collaborations to support such pro-
grams): 
(A) COUNSELING.—A program that pro-
vides counseling and assistance for victims of 
elder abuse accessing health care, educational, 
pension, or other benefits for which seniors may 
be eligible under Federal or applicable State 
law. 
(B) MENTAL
HEALTH
SCREENING.—A 
program that provides mental health screenings 
for victims of elder abuse to identify and seek 
assistance for potential mental health disorders 
such as depression or substance abuse. 
(C) EMERGENCY
LEGAL
ADVOCACY.—A 
program that provides legal advocacy for vic-
tims of elder abuse and, as appropriate, their 
families. 
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(D) JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE.—A pro-
gram that provides job placement assistance 
and information on employment, training, or 
volunteer opportunities for victims of elder 
abuse. 
(E) BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING.—A pro-
gram that provides bereavement counseling for 
families of victims of elder abuse. 
(F) OTHER
SERVICES.—A program that 
provides such other care, services, and assist-
ance as the entity considers appropriate for 
purposes of the program. 
(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Director shall 
enter into contracts with private entities with experience 
in elder abuse coordination or victim services to provide 
such technical assistance to grantees under this section 
as the entity determines appropriate. 
(g) REPORTS
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 12 
months after the commencement of the Program, and an-
nually thereafter, the entity shall submit a report to the 
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives, and the Chair-
man and Ranking Member of the Special Committee on 
Aging of the Senate. Each report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
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(1) A description and assessment of the imple-
mentation of the Program. 
(2) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 
Program in providing care and services to seniors, 
including a comparative assessment of effectiveness 
for each of the locations designated under subsection 
(c)(3) for the Program. 
(3) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 
coordination for programs described in subsection 
(e) in contributing toward the effectiveness of the 
Program. 
(4) Such recommendations as the entity con-
siders appropriate for modifications of the Program 
in order to better provide care and services to sen-
iors. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) ELDER ABUSE.—The term ‘‘elder abuse’’ 
means any type of violence or abuse, whether mental 
or physical, inflicted upon an elderly individual, and 
any type of criminal financial exploitation of an el-
derly individual. 
(2) ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘elderly 
individual’’ means an individual who is age 60 or 
older. 
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(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Jus-
tice to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2009 through 2011. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 
2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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