Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4345
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
Introduced: 2017-11-09
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Judicial procedure and administration

Law enforcement administration and funding

State and local courts

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill expresses the sense of Congress that veterans treatment courts are a successful program aimed at helping veterans charged with non-violent crimes receive the help and the benefits to which they are entitled.</p> <p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) shall establish a Veteran Treatment Court Program to provide assistance to state circuit court systems that have adopted or filed a notice of intent to establish such a program. </p> <p>The DOJ program shall include veterans treatment court grant programs carried out pursuant to laws establishing other incarceration alternatives programs.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4345 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 9, 2017 Mr. Crist (for himself and Mr. Denham ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Attorney General to establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2017 . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that veterans treatment courts are a successful program aimed at helping veterans charged with non-violent crimes receive the help and the benefits for which the veterans are entitled. 3. Veteran Treatment Court Program (a) Establishment Subject to the availability of appropriations, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Attorney General shall establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program to provide grants and technical assistance to the State circuit court systems that— (1) have adopted a Veterans Treatment Court Program; or (2) have filed a notice of intent to establish a Veterans Treatment Court Program with the Secretary. (b) Purpose The purpose of the Veterans Treatment Court Program established under subsection (a) is to ensure the Department of Justice has a single office to coordinate the provision of grants, training, and technical assistance to help State, local, and Tribal governments to develop and maintain veteran treatment courts. (c) Programs included The Veterans Treatment Court Program established under subsection (a) shall include the grant programs relating to veterans treatment courts carried out by the Attorney General pursuant to sections 2901, 2991, and 3021 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10581 , 10651, and 10701) or any other provision of law. (d) Regulations The Attorney General shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section.