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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 
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. 
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(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. 
(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 
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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: 
(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. 
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(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. 
(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 February 11, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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