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H.R. 577 (112th): Elder Abuse Prevention Act
- Introduced:
- Feb 09, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY6]
- Status:
- Died (Referred to Committee)
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- Full Title
To prevent the abuse and exploitation of older individuals.
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- Text
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Last updated Feb 09, 2011.
7 pages
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
2/9/2011--Introduced.
Elder Abuse Prevention Act - Requires a state that is receiving funds for certain law enforcement assistance programs under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to have in effect laws and policies that prohibit parole for any individual who is:
(1) convicted of a criminal sexual offense against a victim who is an older individual (defined as age 65 or older); or
(2) a sexually violent predator (defined as a person who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense and who has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health professional as having a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in predatory sexually violent offenses or who has been determined by a court to suffer from such an illness or disorder).
Grants states three years to implement such laws and policies (with one additional two-year extension for states making good faith efforts at implementation).
Renders any state that does not implement such laws and policies within the required period ineligible for 10% of funding for its law enforcement assistance programs.
Requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promptly review its guidelines for sexual offenses committed against the elderly and to consider new guidelines for enhanced sentencing for such crimes.
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
United States Code
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- Title 18: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- Part II: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- Chapter 227: SENTENCES
- Subchapter A: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 3553: Imposition of a sentence
- Title 28: JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
- Part III: COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- Chapter 58: UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
- Section 994: Duties of the Commission
- Title 42: THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
- Chapter 46: JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT
- Subchapter V: BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAMS
- Part A: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
- Section 3750: Name of program
Other Citations
- 18 U.S.C. Chapter 109A