‘‘(2) the term ‘later life’, relating to an indi-
vidual, means the individual is 50 years of age or 
older; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘neglect’ means the failure of a 
caregiver or fiduciary to provide the goods or serv-
ices that are necessary to maintain the health or 
safety of an individual in later life. 
‘‘(c) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney 
General, through the Director of the Office on Vio-
lence Against Women, may make grants to eligible 
entities to carry out the activities described in para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(2) MANDATORY
AND
PERMISSIBLE
ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(A) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.—An eligible 
entity receiving a grant under this section shall 
use the funds received under the grant to— 
‘‘(i) provide training programs to as-
sist law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, 
agencies of States or units of local govern-
ment, 
population-specific 
organizations, 
victims service providers, victim advocates, 
and relevant officers in Federal, Tribal, 
State, Territorial, and local courts in rec-
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ognizing and addressing instances of abuse 
in later life, including domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, 
exploitation, and neglect; 
‘‘(ii) provide or enhance services for 
victims of abuse in later life, including do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect; 
‘‘(iii) establish or support multidisci-
plinary collaborative community responses 
to victims of abuse in later life, including 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, stalking, exploitation, and neglect; 
and 
‘‘(iv) conduct cross-training for law 
enforcement agencies, prosecutors, agen-
cies of States or units of local government, 
attorneys, health care providers, popu-
lation-specific organizations, faith-based 
advocates, victims service providers, and 
courts to better serve victims of abuse in 
later life, domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, stalking, exploitation, 
and neglect. 
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‘‘(B) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligi-
ble entity receiving a grant under this section 
may use the funds received under the grant 
to— 
‘‘(i) provide training programs to as-
sist attorneys, health care providers, faith- 
based leaders, or other community-based 
organizations in recognizing and address-
ing instances of abuse in later life, includ-
ing domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, stalking, exploitation, and ne-
glect; and 
‘‘(ii) conducting outreach activities 
and public awareness campaigns to ensure 
that victims of abuse in later life (includ-
ing domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, stalking, exploitation, and ne-
glect) receive appropriate assistance. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—An eligible entity re-
ceiving a grant under this section may use not 
more than 10 percent of the total funds re-
ceived under the grant for an activity described 
in subparagraph (B)(ii). 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity shall be 
eligible to receive a grant under this section if— 
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‘‘(A) the entity is— 
‘‘(i) a State; 
‘‘(ii) a unit of local government; 
‘‘(iii) an Indian Tribal government or 
Tribal organization; 
‘‘(iv) a population-specific organiza-
tion with demonstrated experience in as-
sisting individuals over 50 years of age; 
‘‘(v) a victim service provider with 
demonstrated experience in addressing do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking; or 
‘‘(vi) a State, Tribal, or Territorial 
domestic violence or sexual assault coali-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) the entity demonstrates that the enti-
ty is a part of a multidisciplinary partnership 
that includes, at a minimum— 
‘‘(i) a law enforcement agency; 
‘‘(ii) a prosecutor’s office; 
‘‘(iii) a victim service provider; and 
‘‘(iv) a nonprofit program or govern-
ment agency with demonstrated experience 
in assisting individuals in later life. 
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‘‘(4) UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.—In making 
grants under this section, the Attorney General shall 
give priority to proposals providing population-spe-
cific services to racial and ethnic minorities and 
other underserved populations. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017. 
‘‘(B) 
REQUIREMENT.—Amounts 
appro-
priated pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall re-
main available until expended and may only be 
used for the activities described in this sub-
section. 
‘‘(C) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(i) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the 
amount appropriated pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) in each fiscal year, the Attorney 
General may use not more than 2.5 per-
cent for administration and monitoring of 
grants made under this subsection. 
‘‘(ii) EVALUATION.—Of the amount 
appropriated pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) in each fiscal year the Attorney Gen-
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eral may use not more than 5 percent for 
contracts or cooperative agreements with 
entities with demonstrated expertise in 
program evaluation, to evaluate programs 
under this subsection.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 40002(a) of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (9); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(8) as paragraphs (2) through (9), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redes-
ignated, the following: 
‘‘(1) ABUSE IN LATER LIFE.—The term ‘abuse 
in later life’ means any action against a person who 
is 50 years of age or older that constitutes the will-
ful— 
‘‘(A) infliction of injury, unreasonable con-
finement, intimidation, or cruel punishment 
with resulting physical harm, pain, or mental 
anguish; or 
‘‘(B) deprivation by a person, including a 
caregiver, of goods or services with intent to 
cause physical harm, mental anguish, or mental 
illness.’’. 
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(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING CORRECTION.— 
The table of contents in section 2 of the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 
103–322; 108 Stat. 1796) is amended in the table of con-
tents by inserting after the item relating to section 40703 
the following: 
‘‘Subtitle H—Enhanced Training and Services to End Abuse Later in Life 
‘‘Sec. 40801. Enhance training and services to end abuse later in life.’’. 
Æ 
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