<section xmlns="http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" style="-uslm-lc:I80" id="id26e19f30-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21721"><num value="21721">§ 21721.</num><heading> Establishment of best practices for local, State, and Federal data collection</heading><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I19" class="indent2 firstIndent-2" id="id26e19f31-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21721/a"><num value="a" class="bold">(a)</num><heading class="bold"> In general</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0">The Attorney General, in consultation with Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, shall—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="id26e19f32-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21721/a/1"><num value="1">(1)</num><content> establish best practices for data collection to focus on elder abuse; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="id26e19f33-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21721/a/2"><num value="2">(2)</num><content> provide technical assistance to State, local, and tribal governments in adopting the best practices established under paragraph (1).</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I19" class="indent2 firstIndent-2" id="id26e19f34-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21721/b"><num value="b" class="bold">(b)</num><heading class="bold"> Deadline</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0">Not later than 1 year after <date date="2017-10-18">October 18, 2017</date>, the Attorney General shall publish the best practices established under subsection (a)(1) on the website of the Department of Justice in a publicly accessible manner.</p>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I19" class="indent2 firstIndent-2" id="id26e1c645-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019" identifier="/us/usc/t34/s21721/c"><num value="c" class="bold">(c)</num><heading class="bold"> Limitation</heading><content><p style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0">Nothing in this section shall be construed to require or obligate compliance with the best practices established under subsection (a)(1).</p>
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<sourceCredit id="id26e1c646-0f21-11eb-9212-a1a9175aa019">(<ref href="/us/pl/115/70/tII/s201">Pub. L. 115–70, title II, § 201</ref>, <date date="2017-10-18">Oct. 18, 2017</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/131/1211">131 Stat. 1211</ref>.)</sourceCredit>
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