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S. Rept. 115-9 1 (2017-03-23)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaajt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP 115TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session SENATE 115-9 ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION ACT MARCH 23, 2017.-Ordered to be printed Mr. GRASSLEY, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 178] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the bill (S. 178), to prevent elder abuse and exploitation and improve the justice system's response to victims in elder abuse and exploitation cases, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon, with- out amendment, and recommends that the bill do pass. CONTENTS Page I. Background and Purpose of the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecu- tion A ct ...................................................................................................... 1 II. History of the Bill and Committee Consideration ....................................... 6 III. Section-by-Section Summary of the Bill .................................................... 7 IV. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate ............................................... 10 V. Regulatory Im pact Evaluation ...................................................................... 12 V I. C onclusion ..................................................................................................... . 12 VII. Changes to Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ........................... 13 I. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION ACT A. BACKGROUND AND THE NEED FOR LEGISLATION For a nation that prides itself on institutionalized care and finan- cial support for its older population-with the enactment of the Medicare and Social Security programs, for example-the United States continues to fall short in efforts to end the abuse and exploi- tation of our nation's elderly population. Congress identified elder 69-010