I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8079 
To reauthorize funding for programs to prevent, investigate, and prosecute 
elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 21, 2020 
Mr. NEAL (for himself and Ms. BONAMICI) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to 
the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Education 
and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reauthorize funding for programs to prevent, investigate, 
and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Elder Justice Reau-
thorization Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS 
TO PREVENT, INVESTIGATE, AND PROSECUTE 
ELDER 
ABUSE, 
NEGLECT, 
AND 
EXPLOI-
TATION. 
(a) ELDER ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION 
FORENSIC CENTERS.—Section 2031(f) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397l(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2021, $12,000,000; 
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2022, $18,000,000; and 
‘‘(6) for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024, 
$24,000,000.’’. 
(b) GRANTS FOR LONG-TERM CARE STAFFING AND 
TECHNOLOGY.—Section 2041(d) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397m(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2021, $60,000,000; 
‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2022, $52,500,000; and 
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‘‘(6) for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024, 
$45,000,000.’’. 
(c) ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES FUNCTIONS AND 
GRANT PROGRAMS.—Section 2042 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397m–1) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(a)(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$3,000,000’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2024.’’; 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(b)(5), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$100,000,000’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘$300,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2024.’’; and 
(3) 
in 
subsection 
(c)(6), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$25,000,000’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘$75,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2024.’’. 
(d) LONG-TERM
CARE
OMBUDSMAN
PROGRAM 
GRANTS AND TRAINING.—Section 2043 of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397m–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
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(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) for fiscal year 2021, $15,000,000; 
‘‘(E) for fiscal year 2022, $22,500,000; 
and 
‘‘(F) for each of fiscal years 2023 and 
2024, $30,000,000.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting before the 
period the following: ‘‘, and for each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2024, $30,000,000’’. 
(e) INVESTIGATION SYSTEMS AND TRAINING.—Sec-
tion 6703(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3a(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘for the 
period’’ and all that follows through the period and 
inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2024, $36,000,000.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘for each 
of fiscal years 2011 through 2014, $5,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2024, $15,000,000’’. 
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(f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 2011(12)(A) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397j(12)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘450b’’ and inserting ‘‘5304’’. 
SEC. 3. INCREASED FUNDING FOR STATES AND INDIAN 
TRIBES FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES. 
(a) INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR SOCIAL SERVICES 
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amount specified in 
subsection (c) of section 2003 of the Social Security 
Act for purposes of subsections (a) and (b) of such 
section is deemed to be $1,900,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2020, of which $200,000,000 shall be obligated 
by States during calendar year 2020 in accordance 
with subsection (b) of this section. 
(2) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appro-
priated, there are appropriated $200,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2020 to make grants to States under this 
subsection. 
(3) 
DEADLINE
FOR
DISTRIBUTION
OF 
FUNDS.—Within 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall distribute the funds made 
available by this subsection, which shall be made 
available to States (as defined for purposes of title 
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XX of the Social Security Act in section 1101 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1301)) on an emergency basis 
for immediate obligation and expenditure. 
(4) SUBMISSION
OF
REVISED
PRE-EXPENDI-
TURE REPORT.—Within 90 days after a State re-
ceives funds made available by this subsection, the 
State shall submit to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services a revised pre-expenditure report 
pursuant to subtitle A of title XX of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.) that describes 
how the State plans to administer the funds. 
(5) OBLIGATION
OF
FUNDS
BY
STATES.—A 
State to which funds made available by this sub-
section are distributed shall obligate such funds be-
fore the date that is 120 days after the State re-
ceives such funds. 
(6) EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS BY STATES.—A 
grantee to which a State (or a subgrantee to which 
a grantee) provides funds made available by this 
subsection shall expend the funds not later than De-
cember 31, 2021. 
(b) RULES
GOVERNING
USE
OF
ADDITIONAL 
FUNDS.—Funds are used in accordance with this sub-
section if— 
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