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 124 STAT. 794 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of the Elder Justice Act of 2009, the Secretary shall have procedures in place to accept the optional electronic submission of clinical data by long-term care facilities pursuant to the standards adopted under paragraph (1). ‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub- section shall be construed to require a long-term care facility to submit clinical data electronically to the Sec- retary. ‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate regula- tions to carry out this subsection. Such regulations shall require a State, as a condition of the receipt of funds under this part, to conduct such data collection and reporting as the Sec- retary determines are necessary to satisfy the requirements of this subsection. ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— ‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2011, $20,000,000; ‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2012, $17,500,000; and ‘‘(3) for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014, $15,000,000. ‘‘SEC. 2042. ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES FUNCTIONS AND GRANT PROGRAMS. ‘‘(a) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure that the Department of Health and Human Services— ‘‘(A) provides funding authorized by this part to State and local adult protective services offices that investigate reports of the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elders; ‘‘(B) collects and disseminates data annually relating to the abuse, exploitation, and neglect of elders in coordina- tion with the Department of Justice; ‘‘(C) develops and disseminates information on best practices regarding, and provides training on, carrying out adult protective services; ‘‘(D) conducts research related to the provision of adult protective services; and ‘‘(E) provides technical assistance to States and other entities that provide or fund the provision of adult protec- tive services, including through grants made under sub- sections (b) and (c). ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 and $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2014. ‘‘(b) GRANTS TO ENHANCE THE PROVISION OF ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an adult protec- tive services grant program under which the Secretary shall annually award grants to States in the amounts calculated under paragraph (2) for the purposes of enhancing adult protec- tive services provided by States and local units of government. ‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appro- priations and subparagraphs (B) and (C), the amount paid to a State for a fiscal year under the program under this 42 USC 1397m–1. Deadline. Procedures.