Title 34NavyRelease 119-73

§21741 Training and technical assistance for States

Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle II— - Protection of Children and Other Persons › Chapter CHAPTER 217— - ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - ROBERT MATAVA ELDER ABUSE PROSECUTION ACT OF 2017 › § 21741

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Attorney General must work with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Elder Justice Coordinating Council to create, gather, review, and share materials and to give training and technical help to States and local governments. That help must let them investigate, bring charges, prevent, and lessen physical, sexual, and emotional abuse; stop exploitation like financial abuse and scams; deal with neglect of older people; and assess and treat victims’ physical and emotional trauma.

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Title 34, §21741

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The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and in coordination with the Elder Justice Coordinating Council (established under section 1397k of title 42), shall create, compile, evaluate, and disseminate materials and information, and provide the necessary training and technical assistance, to assist States and units of local government in— (1)
(2)assessing, addressing, and mitigating the physical and psychological trauma to victims of elder abuse.

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 21741

Title 34Navy

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73