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#bjac,ms4 ,klobu*> 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 & ,mr4 ,coons7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,decemb] #ai1 #bjac,report$  
by ,mr4 ,leahy1 ) amendments,omit ! "p  
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,a ,,bill  ,to provide = ! inclusion (  
c\rt-appo9t$ gu>dian%ip improvem5t &    
ov]sight activities "u ! ,eld] ,ju/ice  
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ov]sight activities "u ! ,eld] ,ju/ice  
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,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
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demon/ration programs describ$ 9        
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7#c71 programs to assess ! fairness1    
effectiv5ess1 timel9ess1 safety1        
integrity1 & accessibility ( adult      
gu>dian%ip & cons]vator%ip proce$+s1    
includ+ ! appo9tm5t & ! monitor+ ( !    
p]=mance ( c\rt-appo9t$ gu>dians &      
cons]vators1 & to implem5t *anges deem$ 
necess>y z a result ( ! assessm5ts su* z
 m&at+ backgr\nd *ecks = all pot5tial   
gu>dians & cons]vators1 & implem5t+     
sy/ems to enable ! annual acc\nt+s & o!r
 requir$ cons]vator%ip & gu>dian%ip     
fil+s to be complet$1 fil$1 & review$   
electronically 9 ord] to simplify ! fil+
 process = cons]vators & gu>dians &     

bett] enable c\rts to id5tify           
discrepancies & detect fraud & !        
exploitation ( protect$ p]sons2 or  2   
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7#c7 ,requirem5ts = c\rt-appo9t$        
gu>dian%ip ov]sight demon/ration        
programs  7,a7 ,aw>d ( grants ,!        
,secret>y %all aw>d grants,any grants ! 
,secret>y aw>ds to ! highe/ c\rts (     
,/ates = demon/ration programs describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#b77;,e7 %all be bas$ on !  
recomm5dations ( ! ,attorney ,g5]al & ! 
,/ate ,ju/ice ,in/itute1 z e/abli%$ by  
section #bjc ( ! ,/ate ,ju/ice ,in/itute
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7,b7 ,collaboration ,! highe/ c\rt ( a  
,/ate aw>d$ a grant to conduct a        
demon/ration program describ$ 9 p>agraph
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,unit on ,ag+ = ! ,/ate & ! ,adult      
,protective ,s]vices ag5cy = ! ,/ate 9  
conduct+ ! demon/ration program4  2     

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