1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Senior abuse Training and Offense Prevention Act or the STOP Act . 2. Supporting law enforcement in elder justice matters (a) In general The Attorney General, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Postmaster General, and the Chief Postal Inspector for the United States Postal Inspection Service, shall award grants to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, to provide training, technical assistance, multidisciplinary coordination, policy development, and other types of support to police, sheriffs, detectives, public safety officers, corrections personnel, and other first responders who handle elder justice-related matters, to fund specially designated elder justice positions or units designed to support first responders in elder justice matters. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Elder The term elder means an individual age 60 or older. (2) Elder justice The term elder justice means— (A) efforts to— (i) prevent, detect, threat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and (ii) protect elders with diminished capacity while maximizing their autonomy; and (B) the recognition of an elder’s rights, including the right to be free of abuse, neglect, and exploitation. (3) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means a State or local government agency, Indian tribe or tribal organization, or any other public or nonprofit private entity that is engaged in and has expertise in issues relating to elder justice or a field necessary to promote elder justice efforts. 3. Evaluation; applications (a) Evaluation In carrying out the grant program under this Act, the Attorney General shall— (1) require each recipient of a grant to use a portion of the funds made available through the grant to conduct a validated evaluation of the effectiveness of the activities carried out through the grant by such recipient