,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ag1     
#bjbf,mrs4 ,moody introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh to authorize the 
use of funds under the ,edward ,byrne   
,memorial ,justice ,assistance ,grant   
,program to establish elder justice task
 forces1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,strengthening ,task forces to      
,oppose ,predatory ,scams ,against      
,seniors ,act or the ,,stop ,scams      
,against ,seniors ,act4  #b4 ,use of    
,byrne funds for elder justice task     
forces  7a7 ,in general ,section        
#eja7;a77#a7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus
 ,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act
 of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaeb7;a77#a77
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  7,l7 ,establishment1        

operation1 and implementation of elder  
justice task forces to address financial
 exploitation1 scams1 and fraud that    
primarily targets individuals who are   
#fj years of age or older1 which task   
forces may include or coordinate with   
,state and local law enforcement        
agencies1 prosecutors1 adult protective 
services professionals1 and ,federal    
agencies 7including the ,federal ,bureau
 of ,investigation1 the ,federal ,trade 
,commission1 the ,department of         
,justice1 and the ,united ,states       
,secret ,service74  4  7b7 ,reports     
,subpart ,i of part ,e of title ,i of   
the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe  
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajaea et seq47 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  #eaj4 ,reports  
on elder justice task forces  7a7       
,recipient report ,a recipient of a     
grant under this part that uses such    
grant for the purpose described in      
subparagraph 7,l7 of section            
#eja7;a77#a7 shall include along with   

any other report required to be         
submitted under this part 7except for   
the reports required under section #ejh7
 the following3 7#a7 ,the number of     
cases initiated by the elder justice    
task force established using such funds 
during the grant period4  7#b7 ,the     
number of cases that were fully         
investigated and brought to conclusion  
during such period4  7#c7 ,the number of
 victims of fraud to whom the elder     
justice task force provided support1    
legal assistance1 or restitution during 
such period4  7#d7 ,for each victim     
described in paragraph 7#c7 and case    
described in paragraph 7#a71 the type of
 scam and the method the perpetrators   
used to make initial contact with the   
victim4  7#e7 ,for each victim described
 in paragraph 7#c7 and case described in
 paragraph 7#a71 any indicator of       
organized or transnational criminal     
involvement4  7b7 ,attorney ,general    
report ,on an annual basis1 the         
,attorney ,general shall submit to the  

,committees on the ,judiciary of the    
,house of ,representatives and of the   
,senate a report that contains a summary
 of the information received under      
subsection 7a74  4