,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ai1 
#bjac,mr4 ,manchin introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,older ,americans 
,act of #aife to provide for a ,seniors'
 ,financial ,bill of ,rights1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,seniors'      
,financial ,bill of ,rights ,act4  #b4  
,coordination ,section #bja7;e77#b7 of  
the ,older ,americans ,act of #aife 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaa7;e77#b77 is amended--  
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a77ix71 by       
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,c7 7i7 to coordinate1 with
 other ,federal agencies including the  
,office of ,older ,americans of the     
,consumer ,financial ,protection ,bureau

 and the ,president's ,advisory ,council
 on ,financial ,capability of the       
,department of the ,treasury1 activities
 and research related to the economic   
security and financial exploitation of  
older individuals2 and  7ii7 to use the 
coordinated activities and research to  
make available to ,states and local     
organizations resources1 technical      
assistance1 and information for the     
purpose of carrying out the ,state      
,seniors' ,financial ,bills of ,rights  
described in section #cjg7;a77#ca71     
preventing and responding to the        
financial exploitation of older         
individuals1 establishing a             
geographically based measure of economic
 security1 and providing the services   
and supports needed for the economic    
security of older individuals4  4  #c4  
,seniors' ,financial ,bill of ,rights   
,section #cjg7;a7 of the ,older         
,americans ,act of #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjbg7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#ca7 ,the plan     

shall include an assurance that the     
,state will establish-- 7,a7 a ,state   
,seniors' ,financial ,bill of ,rights   
that-- 7i7 addresses access by older    
individuals to-- 7,i7 sufficient        
information about their financial       
rights1 specifically rights with regard 
to powers of attorney and the duties of 
their agents or attorneys under a power 
of attorney1 and of fiduciaries2  7,,ii7
 financial counseling resources to make 
informed financial choices2  7,,iii7    
legal assistance to protect their       
financial rights2  7,,iv7 adult         
protective services and appropriate law 
enforcement and regulatory authorities1 
in situations in which financial        
exploitation is alleged or suspected2   
and  7,v7 information about signs of    
financial exploitation and where to go  
for help2 and  7ii7 assures that agents 
or attorneys under a power of attorney1 
fiduciaries1 staff that provide         
long-term care1 financial institutions1 
and law enforcement agencies have       

sufficient information about the        
financial rights of1 and signs of       
financial exploitation of1 older        
individuals2 and  7,b7 means for older  
individuals1 and individuals and        
entities described in subparagraph      
7,a77ii71 to obtain those rights to     
information1 resources1 and assistance1 
as the case may be4  4