,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #aj1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself and ,mr4 
,casey7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
reauthorize funding for programs to     
prevent1 investigate1 and prosecute     
elder abuse1 neglect1 and exploitation1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,elder ,justice ,reauthorization ,act of
 #bjbj4  #b4 ,reauthorization of funding
 for programs to prevent1 investigate1  
and prosecute elder abuse1 neglect1 and 
exploitation  7a7 ,elder abuse1 neglect1
 and exploitation forensic centers      
,section #bjca7;f7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acigl7f77
 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by
 striking and after the semicolon2  7#b7
 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking the     
period at the end and inserting a       
semicolon2 and  7#c7 by adding at the   

end the following3  7#d7 for fiscal year
 #bjba1 #ab1jjj1jjj2  7#e7 for fiscal   
year #bjbb1 #ah1jjj1jjj2 and  7#f7 for  
each of fiscal years #bjbc and #bjbd1   
#bd1jjj1jjj4  4  7b7 ,grants for        
long-,term care staffing and technology 
,section #bjda7;d7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acigm7d77
 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by
 striking and after the semicolon2  7#b7
 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking the     
period at the end and inserting a       
semicolon2 and  7#c7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7#d7 for fiscal year
 #bjba1 #fj1jjj1jjj2  7#e7 for fiscal   
year #bjbb1 #eb1ejj1jjj2 and  7#f7 for  
each of fiscal years #bjbc and #bjbd1   
#de1jjj1jjj4  4  7c7 ,adult protective  
services functions and grant programs   
,section #bjdb of the ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acigm-#a7 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b71 by
 striking #c1jjj1jjj and all that       
follows through the period and inserting
 #ab1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   

#bjba through #bjbd42  7#b7 in          
subsection 7b77#e71 by striking         
#ajj1jjj1jjj and all that follows       
through the period and inserting        
#cjj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjba through #bjbd42 and  7#c7 in      
subsection 7c77#f71 by striking         
#be1jjj1jjj and all that follows through
 the period and inserting #ge1jjj1jjj   
for each of fiscal years #bjba through  
#bjbd44  7d7 ,long-,term care ombudsman 
program grants and training ,section    
#bjdc of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acigm-#b7 is amended-- 7#a7 
in subsection 7a77#b7-- 7,a7 in         
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and after
 the semicolon2  7,b7 in subparagraph   
7,c71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon2 and  7,c7 by 
adding at the end the following3  7,d7  
for fiscal year #bjba1 #ae1jjj1jjj2     
7,e7 for fiscal year #bjbb1 #bb1ejj1jjj2
 and  7,f7 for each of fiscal years     
#bjbc and #bjbd1 #cj1jjj1jjj4  2 and    
7#b7 in subsection 7b77#b71 by inserting

 before the period the following3 1 and 
for each of fiscal years #bjba through  
#bjbd1 #cj1jjj1jjj4  7e7 ,investigation 
systems and training ,section #fgjc7;b7 
of the ,patient ,protection and         
,affordable ,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie;i-#c;a7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
paragraph 7#a77;,c71 by striking for the
 period and all that follows through the
 period and inserting for each of fiscal
 years #bjba through #bjbd1             
#cf1jjj1jjj42 and  7#b7 in paragraph    
7#b77;,c71 by striking for each of      
fiscal years #bjaa through #bjad1       
#e1jjj1jjj and inserting for each of    
fiscal years #bjba through #bjbd1       
#ae1jjj1jjj4  7f7 ,technical amendment  
,section #bjaa7ab77;,a7 of the ,social  
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acig;j7#ab77;,a77 is amended by        
striking #dej;b and inserting #ecjd4    
#c4 ,increased funding for ,states and  
,indian ,tribes for adult protective    
services  7a7 ,increase in funding for  
,social ,services ,block ,grant ,program

  7#a7 ,in general ,the amount specified
 in subsection 7c7 of section #bjjc of  
the ,social ,security ,act for purposes 
of subsections 7a7 and 7b7 of such      
section is deemed to be #a1ijj1jjj1jjj  
for fiscal year #bjbj1 of which         
#bjj1jjj1jjj shall be obligated by      
,states during calendar year #bjbj in   
accordance with subsection 7b7 of this  
section4  7#b7 ,appropriation ,out of   
any money in the ,treasury of the       
,united ,states not otherwise           
appropriated1 there are appropriated    
#bjj1jjj1jjj to make grants to ,states  
under this subsection4  7#c7 ,deadline  
for distribution of funds ,within #de   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and
 ,human ,services shall distribute the  
funds made available by this subsection1
 which shall be made available to       
,states 7as defined for purposes of     
title ,,xx of the ,social ,security ,act
 in section #aaja of such ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #acja77 on an emergency basis 

for immediate obligation and            
expenditure4  7#d7 ,submission of       
,revised ,pre-,expenditure ,report      
,within #ij days after a ,state receives
 funds made available by this           
subsection1 the ,state shall submit to  
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services a revised pre-expenditure     
report pursuant to subtitle ,a of title 
,,xx of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #acig et seq47 that describes 
how the ,state plans to administer the  
funds4  7#e7 ,obligation of funds by    
,states ,a ,state to which funds made   
available by this subsection are        
distributed shall obligate such funds   
before the date that is #abj days after 
the ,state receives such funds4  7#f7   
,expenditure of funds by ,states ,a     
grantee to which a ,state 7or a         
subgrantee to which a grantee7 provides 
funds made available by this subsection 
shall expend the funds not later than   
,december #ca1 #bjba4  7b7 ,rules       
governing use of additional funds ,funds

 are used in accordance with this       
subsection if-- 7#a7 the funds are used 
for adult protective services 7as       
defined in section #bjaa7b7 of the      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acig;j7#b7772  7#b7 the funds are used 
subject to the limitations in section   
#bjje of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;d72 and  7#c7 the funds
 are used to supplement1 not supplant1  
,state general revenue funds for adult  
protective services4  7c7 ,funding for  
,indian ,tribes and ,tribal             
organizations  7#a7 ,grants  7,a7 ,in   
general ,within #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall make grants to ,indian  
,tribes and ,tribal organizations 7as   
defined in section #fgg7;e77#a7 of the  
,community ,services ,block ,grant ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iiaa7;e77#a7774  7,b7   
,amount of grant ,the amount of the     
grant for an ,indian ,tribe or ,tribal  
organization shall bear the same ratio  

to the amount appropriated by paragraph 
7#c7 as the total amount of grants      
awarded to the ,indian ,tribe or ,tribal
 organization under the ,low-,income    
,home ,energy ,assistance ,act of #aiha 
and the ,community ,service ,block      
,grant for fiscal year #bjbj bears to   
the total amount of grants awarded to   
all ,indian ,tribes and ,tribal         
organizations under such ,act and such  
,grant for the fiscal year4  7#b7 ,rules
 governing use of funds ,an entity to   
which a grant is made under paragraph   
7#a7 shall obligate the funds not later 
than ,september #cj1 #bjba1 and the     
funds shall be expended by grantees and 
subgrantees not later than ,december    
#ca1 #bjba1 and used in accordance with 
subsection 7b7 of this section 7except  
that paragraph 7#c7 of such subsection  
shall be applied by substituting general
 revenue funds of the ,indian ,tribe or 
,tribal organization for ,state general 
revenue funds74  7#c7 ,reports  7,a7    
,submission of pre-expenditure report   

and intended use plan ,not later than   
#ij days after an ,indian ,tribe or     
,tribal organization receives funds made
 available by this subsection1 the      
,indian ,tribe or ,tribal organization  
shall submit to the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services a report on
 the intended use of such funds         
including information on the types of   
activities to be supported and the      
categories or characteristics of        
individuals to be served4 ,the report   
shall be subsequently revised as may be 
necessary to reflect substantial changes
 in the activities to be supported or   
the categories or characteristics of    
individuals to be served4  7,b7         
,post-expenditure report ,not later than
 ,january #a1 #bjbb1 each ,indian ,tribe
 or ,tribal organization that receives  
funds made available under this section 
shall submit to the ,secretary of       
,health and ,human ,services a report on
 the activities supported by such funds4
 ,such report shall be in such form and 

contain such information 7including the 
information described in section        
#bjjf7;c7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acig;e7c777 as the      
,tribe or organization finds necessary  
to provide an accurate description of   
such activities1 to secure a complete   
record of the purposes for which funds  
were spent1 and to determine the extent 
to which funds were spent in a manner   
consistent with the report required by  
subparagraph 7,a74  7#d7 ,appropriation 
,out of any money in the ,treasury of   
the ,united ,states not otherwise       
appropriated1 there are appropriated    
#aj1jjj1jjj for making grants to ,indian
 ,tribes and ,tribal organizations under
 this subsection4  #d4 ,assessment      
reports  7a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #b years after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 and not less frequently than
 once every #b years thereafter1 the    
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall submit a report to the  
,committee on ,ways and ,means of the   

,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,finance of the ,senate on
 the programs1 coordinating bodies1     
registries1 and activities established  
or authorized under subtitle ,b of title
 ,,xx of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acigl et seq47 or section   
#fgjc7;b7 of the ,patient ,protection   
and ,affordable ,care ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acie;i-#c;a7b774 ,each such  
report shall assess the extent to which 
such programs1 coordinating bodies1     
registries1 and activities have improved
 access to1 and the quality of1         
resources available to aging ,americans 
and their caregivers to ultimately      
prevent1 detect1 and treat abuse1       
neglect1 and exploitation1 and shall    
include1 as appropriate1 recommendations
 to ,congress on funding levels and     
policy changes to help these programs1  
coordinating bodies1 registries1 and    
activities better prevent1 detect1 and  
treat abuse1 neglect1 and exploitation  
of aging ,americans4  7b7 ,authorization

 ,for each of fiscal years #bjba through
 #bjbd1 out of any money in the         
,treasury of the ,united ,states not    
otherwise appropriated1 there are       
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services #e1jjj1jjj to carry out this  
section4