Sec. 5. Elder victims grant program
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The Director may make grants and provide technical assistance to not more than 15 States to assist the States in developing, establishing, and operating programs designed to improve— the response to cases of elder abuse in a manner that limits additional trauma to the elder victims; and the investigation and prosecution of cases of elder abuse. A State is eligible to receive a grant under this section if the State— has a crime victims compensation program that meets the criteria described in section 1403(b) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( 42 U.S.C. 10602(b) ); and is in compliance with subsection
(c). In order to be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State shall establish or, subject to paragraph
(5), designate a multidisciplinary task force on elder justice that is composed of professionals with knowledge and experience relating to the criminal justice system and issues of elder abuse. Except as provided in paragraph
(6), a task force established or designated in accordance with this subsection shall include— representatives from law enforcement agencies, such as police officers, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, detectives, public safety officers, corrections officers, investigators and victims' service personnel; a representative from the crime victim compensation program of the State; judicial and legal officers, including individuals who work on cases of elder abuse; elder justice and elder law advocates, including local agencies on aging and local public and private agencies and entities relating to elder abuse and other crimes against elders; health and mental health professionals; representatives from social services agencies in the State; and family members of victims of elder abuse. A task force established or designated in accordance with this subsection shall— review and evaluate the investigative, administrative, and judicial responses to cases of elder abuse in the State; make recommendations to the State based on the review and evaluation conducted under subparagraph
(A), including recommendations relating to— modifying the investigative, administrative, and judicial response to cases of elder abuse in a manner that— reduces additional trauma to the elder victim; and ensures procedural fairness to the individual accused of elder abuse; and experimental, model, and demonstration programs for testing innovative approaches and techniques that may improve the rate of successful prosecution or enhance the effectiveness of judicial and administrative action in elder abuse cases, and which ensure procedural fairness to the accused, including a determination of which programs are most effective; and submit the recommendations described in subparagraph
(B)to the Office. If determined appropriate by the Director, a State may comply with the eligibility requirement described in paragraph
(1)by designating a commission or task force established by a State before January 1, 2013, with membership and functions comparable to those described in paragraphs
(2)and
(3), respectively, as the task force on elder justice required under such paragraph
(1). The Director may waive, in part, the task force membership requirements under paragraph
(2)for a State that demonstrates a need for the waiver. Grant funds awarded under this section may be used by a State to support— State and local prosecutor offices and courts in elder abuse matters, including— hiring or paying salary and benefits for employees and establishing or implementing units designated to work on elder justice issues in State prosecutors' offices and State courts; and hiring or paying salary and benefits for an employee to coordinate elder justice-related cases, training, technical assistance, and policy development for State and local prosecutors and courts; State and local law enforcement agencies investigating cases of elder abuse; and adult protective services. Not later than 1 year after a State receives grant funds under this section, the State shall submit to the Director a report that includes— an evaluation of the effectiveness of the grant program; a list of all laws of the State relating to elder abuse; and any other information the Director may require. Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Director makes available the final funds awarded under a grant under this section, the Director shall— evaluate the grant program established under this section; and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the evaluation conducted under paragraph
(1), including recommendations on whether the grant program should be continued.
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