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34 U.S.C. § 21722 — Establishment of best practices for local, State, and Federal data collection
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**(a) In general** The Attorney General, in consultation with Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, shall—
(1) establish best practices for data collection to focus on elder abuse; and
(2) provide technical assistance to State, local, and tribal governments in adopting the best practices established under paragraph (1).
**(b) Deadline** Not later than 1 year after October 18, 2017, the Attorney General shall publish the best practices established under subsection (a)(1) on the website of the Department of Justice in a publicly accessible manner.
**(c) Limitation** Nothing in this section shall be construed to require or obligate compliance with the best practices established under subsection (a)(1).
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**(a) In general** The Attorney General, in consultation with Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, shall—
(1) establish best practices for data collection to focus on elder abuse; and
(2) provide technical assistance to State, local, and tribal governments in adopting the best practices established under paragraph (1).
**(b) Deadline** Not later than 1 year after October 18, 2017, the Attorney General shall publish the best practices established under subsection (a)(1) on the website of the Department of Justice in a publicly accessible manner.
**(c) Limitation** Nothing in this section shall be construed to require or obligate compliance with the best practices established under subsection (a)(1).
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**(a) Support and assistance**
(1) **Elder Justice Coordinators** — The Attorney General shall designate in each Federal judicial district not less than one Assistant United States Attorney to serve as the Elder Justice Coordinator for the district, who, in addition to any other responsibilities, shall be responsible for—
(A) serving as the legal counsel for the Federal judicial district on matters relating to elder abuse;
(B) prosecuting, or assisting in the prosecution of, elder abuse cases;
(C) conducting public outreach and awareness activities relating to elder abuse; and
(D) ensuring the collection of data required to be collected under [section 21722 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section21722&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Investigative support** — The Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall, with respect to crimes relating to elder abuse, ensure the implementation of a regular and comprehensive training program to train agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the investigation and prosecution of such crimes and the enforcement of laws related to elder abuse, which shall include—
(A) specialized strategies for communicating with and assisting elder abuse victims; and
(B) relevant forensic training relating to elder abuse.
(3) **Resource group** — The Attorney General, through the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, shall ensure the operation of a resource group to facilitate the sharing of knowledge, experience, sample pleadings and other case documents, training materials, and any other resources to assist prosecutors throughout the United States in pursuing cases relating to elder abuse.
(4) **Designated elder ju
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TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 21722
1 See References in Text note below.
(b) Deadline
Not later than 1 year after October 18, 2017,
the Attorney General shall publish the best
practices established under subsection (a)(1) on
the website of the Department of Justice in a
publicly accessible manner.
(c) Limitation
Nothing in this section shall be construed to
require or obligate compliance with the best
practices established under subsection (a)(1).
(Pub. L. 115–70, title II, § 201, Oct. 18, 2017, 131
Stat. 1211.)
§ 21722. Effective interagency coordination and
Federal data collection
(a) In general
The Attorney General, in consultation with
the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall, on an annual basis—
(1) collect from Federal law enforcement
agencies, other agencies as appropriate, and
Federal prosecutors’ offices statistical data re-
lated to elder abuse cases, including cases or
investigations where one or more victims were
elders, or the case or investigation involved a
financial scheme or scam that was either tar-
geted directly toward or largely affected el-
ders; and
(2) publish on the website of the Department
of Justice in a publicly accessible manner—
(A) a summary of the data collected under
paragraph (1); and
(B) recommendations for collecting addi-
tional data relating to elder abuse, including
recommendations for ways to improve data
reporting across Federal, State, and local
agencies.
(b) Requirement
The data collected under subsection (a)(1)
shall include—
(1) the total number of investigations initi-
ated by Federal law enforcement agencies,
other agencies as appropriate, and Federal
prosecutors’ offices related to elder abuse;
(2) the total number and types of elder abuse
cases filed in
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