,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjbj,mr4   
,emmer introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct   
the ,attorney ,general to award grants  
to eligible entities for first          
responders who handle elder             
justice-related matters1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,senior abuse       
,training and ,offense ,prevention ,act 
or the ,,stop ,act4  #b4 ,supporting law
 enforcement in elder justice matters   
7a7 ,in general ,the ,attorney ,general1
 after consultation with the ,secretary 
of ,health and ,human ,services1 the    
,postmaster ,general1 and the ,chief    
,postal ,inspector for the ,united      
,states ,postal ,inspection ,service1   
shall award grants to eligible entities1
 on a competitive basis1 to provide     
training1 technical assistance1         
multidisciplinary coordination1 policy  

development1 and other types of support 
to police1 sheriffs1 detectives1 public 
safety officers1 corrections personnel1 
and other first responders who handle   
elder justice-related matters1 to fund  
specially designated elder justice      
positions or units designed to support  
first responders in elder justice       
matters4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,elder ,the term elder    
means an individual age #fj or older4   
7#b7 ,elder justice ,the term elder     
justice means-- 7,a7 efforts to-- 7i7   
prevent1 detect1 threat1 intervene in1  
and prosecute elder abuse1 neglect1 and 
exploitation2 and  7ii7 protect elders  
with diminished capacity while          
maximizing their autonomy2 and  7,b7 the
 recognition of an elder's rights1      
including the right to be free of abuse1
 neglect1 and exploitation4  7#c7       
,eligible entity ,the term eligible     
entity means a ,state or local          
government agency1 ,indian tribe or     
tribal organization1 or any other public

 or nonprofit private entity that is    
engaged in and has expertise in issues  
relating to elder justice or a field    
necessary to promote elder justice      
efforts4  #c4 ,evaluation2 applications 
7a7 ,evaluation ,in carrying out the    
grant program under this ,act1 the      
,attorney ,general shall-- 7#a7 require 
each recipient of a grant to use a      
portion of the funds made available     
through the grant to conduct a validated
 evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
activities carried out through the grant
 by such recipient2 or  7#b7 as the     
,attorney ,general considers            
appropriate1 use a portion of the funds 
available under this ,act for a grant   
program under this ,act to provide      
assistance to an eligible entity to     
conduct a validated evaluation of the   
effectiveness of the activities carried 
out through such grant program by each  
of the grant recipients4  7b7           
,applications  7#a7 ,submission ,to be  
eligible to receive a grant under this  

,act1 an entity shall submit an         
application to the ,attorney ,general at
 such time1 in such manner1 and         
containing such information as the      
,attorney ,general may require1 which   
shall include-- 7,a7 a proposal for the 
evaluation required in accordance with  
subsection 7a77#a72 and  7,b7 the amount
 of assistance under subsection 7a77#b7 
the entity is requesting1 if any4  7#b7 
,review and assistance  7,a7 ,in general
 ,an employee of the ,department of     
,justice1 after consultation with an    
employee of the ,department of ,health  
and ,human ,services with expertise in  
evaluation methodology1 shall review    
each application described in subsection
 7b7 and determine whether the          
methodology described in the proposal   
under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 is adequate to
 gather meaningful information4  7,b7   
,denial ,if the reviewing employee      
determines the methodology described in 
such proposal is inadequate1 the        
reviewing employee shall recommend that 

the ,attorney ,general deny the         
application for the grant1 or make      
recommendations for how the application 
should be modified4  7,c7 ,notice to    
applicant ,if the ,attorney ,general    
denies the application on the basis of  
such proposal1 the ,attorney ,general   
shall inform the applicant of the       
reasons the application was denied1 and 
offer assistance to the applicant in    
modifying the proposal4