,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #f1 #bjbe,mr4   
,got!im] 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,mr4  
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,g>cia (      
,texas1 ,mr4 ,mosk[itz1 ,mr4 ,tonko1    
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4      
,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,g>cia (        
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,torres
 ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4        
,l&sman1 ,mr4 ,soto1 & ,ms4 ,fri$man7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to e/abli% a task =ce to combat ! ris+ 
eld] abuse ( ,,lgbtqi individuals4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,eld] ,pride ,protection ,act ( #bjbe4  
#b4 ,combat+ ,,lgbtqi eld] abuse task   
=ce  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ij    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all e/abli% a 
task =ce to be kn[n z ! ,eld] ,,lgbtqi  
,def5se & ,enhance ,res\rces 7,,eld]7   
,task ,=ce 7h]e9aft] ref]r$ to z ! ,task
 ,=ce74  7b7 ,composition ,! ,task ,=ce 

%all consi/ ( memb]s appo9t$ by !       
,attorney ,g5]al f bo? ! ,eld] ,ju/ice  
,initiative & ! ,division ( ,civil      
,rights ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7c7   
,duties ,! duties ( ! ,task ,=ce %all   
include-- 7#a7 /udy+ ! increas$ incid5ce
 ( eld] abuse p]petrat$ aga9/ ,,lgbtqi  
individuals2  7#b7 develop+ be/         
practices = a national approa* to combat
 su* eld] abuse2  7#c7 develop+ be/     
practices = ,/ate & local law en=cem5t  
ag5cies to deal ) su* eld] abuse2  7#d7 
develop+ educational mat]ials on h[ to  
prev5t & respond to eld] abuse (        
,,lgbtqi individuals2  7#e7 di/ribut+ ! 
mat]ials describ$ "u p>agraph 7#d72 &   
7#f7 coord9at+ ! response ( local1      
,/ate1 & ,f$]al law en=cem5t ag5cies to 
combat+ eld] abuse ( ,,lgbtqi           
individuals4  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o
 ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,act1 
! ,task ,=ce %all submit to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate a report on !      

progress ! ,task ,=ce has made 9        
complet+ ! duties assign$ "u subsection 
7c74  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 
,! t]m ,,lgbtqi individual includes any 
individual :o id5tifies z lesbian1 gay1 
bisexual1 transg5d]1 que]1 or int]sex or
 uses o!r t]ms us$ to describe be+ a    
sexual or g5d] m9ority4  7#b7 ,! t]m    
eld] abuse means an int5tional act or   
failure to act t causes or creates a    
risk ( h>m to a p]son ag$ #fj or old]1  
includ+-- 7,a7 physical abuse :5 an eld]
 exp]i5ces illness1 pa91 injury1        
functional impairm5t1 di/ress1 or dea? z
 a result ( ! int5tional use ( physical 
=ce & includes acts su* z hitt+1 kick+1 
pu%+1 slapp+1 & burn+2  7,b7 sexual     
abuse involv+ =c$ or unwant$ sexual     
int]action ( any k9d1 includ+ unwant$   
sexual contact or p5etration or         
non-contact acts su* z sexual h>assm5t2 
7,c7 emotional or psy*ological abuse by 
v]bal or nonv]bal behaviors t inflict   
angui%1 m5tal pa91 fe>1 or di/ress1     
includ+ humiliation or disrespect1 v]bal

 & non-v]bal ?reats1 h>assm5t1 &        
geographic or int]p]sonal isolation2    
7,d7 failure to meet basic ne$s1 includ+
 food1 wat]1 %elt]1 clo?+1 hygi5e1 &    
ess5tial m$ical c>e2 or  7,e7 f9ancial  
abuse involv+ ! illegal1 unau?oriz$1 or 
improp] use ( money1 b5efits1 belong+s1 
prop]ty1 or assets = ! b5efit ( someone 
o!r ?an ! own]4