34 U.S.C. § 21722 — Effective interagency coordination and

Page 548 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 Federal courts; and (3) for each case described in paragraph (2)— (A) the name of the district where the case originated; (B) the style of the case, including the case name and number; (C) a description of the act or acts giving rise to the elder abuse; (D) in the case of a scheme or scam, a de- scription of such scheme or scam giving rise to the elder abuse; (E) information about each alleged perpe- trator of the elder abuse; and (F) the outcome of the case. (c) HHS requirement The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, on an annual basis, provide to the Attor- ney General statistical data collected by the Secretary relating to elder abuse cases inves- tigated by adult protective services, which shall be included in the summary published under subsection (a)(2). (d) Prohibition on individual data None of the information reported under this section shall include specific individually identi- fiable data. (Pub. L. 115–70, title II, § 202, Oct. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 1211.) SUBCHAPTER III—ENHANCED VICTIM ASSISTANCE TO ELDER ABUSE SURVIVORS § 21731. Report (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date on which the collection of statistical data under section 21722(a)(1) of this title begins and once each year thereafter, the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Com- mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep- resentatives that addresses, to the extent data are available, the nature, extent, and amount of funding under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) 1 for victims of crime who are elders. (b) Contents The report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) an analysis of victims’ assistance, vic- tims’ compensation, and discretionary grants under which elder abuse victims (including elder victims of financial abuse, financial ex- ploitation, and fraud) received assistance; and (2) recommendations for improving services for victims of elder abuse. (Pub. L. 115–70, title III, § 302, Oct. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 1212.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Victims of Crime Act of 1984, referred to in sub- sec. (a), is chapter XIV of title II of Pub. L. 98–473, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2170, which was classified principally to chapter 112 (§ 10601 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification as chapter 201 (§ 20101 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1984 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables. SUBCHAPTER IV—ROBERT MATAVA ELDER ABUSE PROSECUTION ACT OF 2017 § 21741. Training and technical assistance for States The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and in coordination with the Elder Justice Coordi- nating Council (established under section 1397k of title 42), shall create, compile, evaluate, and disseminate materials and information, and pro- vide the necessary training and technical assist- ance, to assist States and units of local govern- ment in— (1) investigating, prosecuting, pursuing, pre- venting, understanding, and mitigating the impact of—