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§21742 Interstate Initiatives

Title 34 › Subtitle II — Protection of Children and Other Persons › CHAPTER 217 — ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION › SUBCHAPTER IV — ROBERT MATAVA ELDER ABUSE PROSECUTION ACT OF 2017 › § 21742

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress lets two or more States, acting through their adult protective services agencies, make agreements or compacts to work together to protect older adults and to enforce laws and policies that do so. The Executive Director of the State Justice Institute must consult with state and local protective services, related social and law enforcement agencies, national nonprofits with data-sharing and elder-abuse expertise, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and then submit to Congress proposed laws to make those interstate agreements easier.

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Title 34, §21742

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(a)Interstate agreements and compacts

The consent of Congress is given to any two or more States (acting through State agencies with jurisdiction over adult protective services) to enter into agreements or compacts for cooperative effort and mutual assistance—

(1)in promoting the safety and well-being of elders; and

(2)in enforcing their respective laws and policies to promote such safety and well-being.

(b)Recommendations on interstate communication

The Executive Director of the State Justice Institute, in consultation with State or local adult protective services, aging, social, and human services and law enforcement agencies, nationally recognized nonprofit associations with expertise in data sharing among criminal justice agencies and familiarity with the issues raised in elder abuse cases, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to Congress legislative proposals relating to the facilitation of interstate agreements and compacts.

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 21742

Title 34, Navy

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110