; (B) exploitation of elders, including financial abuse and scams targeting elders; and (C) neglect of elders; and (2) assessing, addressing, and mitigating the physical and psychological trauma to victims of elder abuse. 404. Interstate initiatives (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. V Miscellaneous 501. Court-appointed guardianship oversight activities under the Elder Justice Act of 2009 Section 2042(c) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397m–1(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting (and, in the case of demonstration programs described in paragraph (2)(E), to the highest courts of States) after States ; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting (and the highest courts of States, in the case of demonstration programs described in subparagraph (E)) after local units of government ; (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking or after the semicolon; (C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F)