This bill would change the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow money from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) program to be used to create and run elder justice task forces. Those task forces would focus on financial exploitation, scams, and fraud that mainly target people age 60 or older. The task forces may include or work with State and local law enforcement, prosecutors, adult protective services, and Federal agencies named in the bill (the FBI, FTC, Department of Justice, and United States Secret Service).
The bill also adds reporting rules. Grant recipients that use Byrne JAG funds for these task forces must report: the number of cases started, the number of cases fully investigated and concluded, the number of victims given support, legal help, or restitution, the scam type and how the perpetrator first contacted each victim or case, and any sign of organized or transnational criminal involvement. The Attorney General must send an annual summary of this information to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees.
If a local or State agency uses Byrne JAG grant money under this change, it can set up or run an elder justice task force focused on scams that target older adults. Agencies that receive these grants must collect and report specific information about cases and victims. The Attorney General will share a yearly summary of that information with Congress.
The bill allows use of existing Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant funds for these task forces but does not set any dollar amounts or new appropriations. No publicly available information on total costs or budgetary impact is included in the bill text or provided metadata.
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