‘‘(B) CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE.—Serious 
bodily injury shall be considered to have oc-
curred if the conduct causing the injury is con-
duct constituting aggravated sexual abuse 
under section 2241, or sexual abuse under sec-
tion 2242, of title 18, United States Code, or 
any similar offense under State law. 
‘‘(23) SOCIAL.—The term ‘social’, when used 
with respect to a service, includes adult protective 
services. 
‘‘(24) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means any of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States, 
the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(25) STATE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN.— 
The term ‘State Long-Term Care Ombudsman’ 
means the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman de-
scribed in section 712(a)(2) of the Older Americans 
Act of 1965. 
‘‘(26) UNDERSERVED POPULATION.—The term 
‘underserved population’ means the population of an 
area designated by the Secretary as an area with a 
shortage of elder justice programs or a population 
group designated by the Secretary as having a short-
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age of such programs. Such areas or groups des-
ignated by the Secretary may include— 
‘‘(A) areas or groups that are geographi-
cally isolated (such as isolated in a rural area); 
‘‘(B) racial and ethnic minority popu-
lations; and 
‘‘(C) populations underserved because of 
special needs (such as language barriers, dis-
abilities, alien status, or age). 
‘‘Subtitle A—Federal Elder Justice 
System 
‘‘SEC. 2211. OFFICE OF ELDER JUSTICE OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department of Health and Human Services under the 
Assistant Secretary for Aging an Office of Elder Justice. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The President, with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Di-
rector of the Office of Elder Justice, from among in-
dividuals with experience and expertise in elder jus-
tice issues, to manage the Office of Elder Justice es-
tablished under this section. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Director of the Office of 
Elder Justice shall— 
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‘‘(A)(i) develop objectives, priorities, poli-
cies, and a long-term plan for elder justice pro-
grams and activities relating to prevention, de-
tection, training, treatment, evaluation, inter-
vention, research, and improvement of the elder 
justice system in the United States; 
‘‘(ii) implement the overall policies and a 
strategy to carry out the plan described in 
clause (i); and 
‘‘(iii) hire personnel to assist the director 
in carrying out the policies, programs, and ad-
ministrative activities related to the duties 
under clauses (i) and (ii); and 
‘‘(B) provide advice to the Secretary on 
elder justice issues. 
‘‘(3) REPORTING RELATIONSHIP.—The Director 
of the Office of Elder Justice shall report to the As-
sistant Secretary for Aging. 
‘‘(4) COMPENSATION.—The Director shall be 
compensated at a rate that shall not exceed the rate 
established for level I of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5312 of title 5, United States Code. 
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‘‘SEC. 2212. ELDER JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Office of the Secretary an Elder Justice Coordinating 
Council (in this section referred to as the ‘Council’). 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com-
posed of the following members: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary (or the Secretary’s 
designee). 
‘‘(B) The Attorney General (or the Attor-
ney General’s designee). 
‘‘(C) The head of each Federal department 
or agency or other governmental entity identi-
fied by the Co-Chairs referred to in subsection 
(d) as having responsibilities or administering 
programs relating to elder abuse, neglect, and 
exploitation. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—Each member of the 
Council shall be an officer or employee of the Fed-
eral Government. 
‘‘(c) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Council shall 
not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same man-
ner as the original appointment was made. 
‘‘(d) CO-CHAIRS.—The members described in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1) shall be Co- 
Chairs of the Council. 
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‘‘(e) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet at least 2 
times per year, as determined by the Co-Chairs. 
‘‘(f) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Council shall make 
recommendations to the Secretary and the Attorney 
General for the coordination of activities of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services, the De-
partment of Justice, and other relevant Federal, 
State, local, and private agencies and entities, relat-
ing to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and 
other crimes against elders. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than the date that is 
2 years after the date of enactment of the Elder 
Justice Act and every 2 years thereafter, the Council 
shall submit to Congress a report that— 
‘‘(A) describes the activities of, accomplish-
ments of, and challenges faced by— 
‘‘(i) the Council; and 
‘‘(ii) the entities represented on the 
Council; and 
‘‘(B) makes such recommendations for leg-
islation, model laws, or other action as the 
Council determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(g) POWERS OF THE COUNCIL.— 
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