,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bggd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #e1  
#bjai,ms4 ,mc,sally 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,kaine1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and  
,mr4 ,coons7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,attorney        
,general to establish and carry out a   
,veteran ,treatment ,court ,program4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,veteran ,treatment ,court      
,coordination ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,sense
 of ,congress ,it is the sense of       
,congress that veterans treatment courts
 are a successful program aimed at      
helping veterans charged with nonviolent
 crimes receive the help and the        
benefits for which the veterans are     
entitled4  #c4 ,veteran ,treatment      
,court ,program  7a7 ,establishment     
,subject to the availability of         
appropriations1 in coordination with the
 ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 the  

,attorney ,general shall establish and  
carry out a ,veteran ,treatment ,court  
,program to provide grants and technical
 assistance to court systems that--     
7#a7 have adopted a ,veterans ,treatment
 ,court ,program2 or  7#b7 have filed a 
notice of intent to establish a         
,veterans ,treatment ,court ,program    
with the ,secretary4  7b7 ,purpose ,the 
purpose of the ,veterans ,treatment     
,court ,program established under       
subsection 7a7 is to ensure the         
,department of ,justice has a single    
office to coordinate the provision of   
grants1 training1 and technical         
assistance to help ,state1 local1 and   
,tribal governments to develop and      
maintain veteran treatment courts4  7c7 
,programs included ,the ,veterans       
,treatment ,court ,program established  
under subsection 7a7 shall include the  
grant programs relating to veterans     
treatment courts carried out by the     
,attorney ,general pursuant to sections 
#biia and #cjba of the ,omnibus ,crime  

,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfea1 #ajgja7 or 
any other provision of law4  7d7        
,regulations ,the ,attorney ,general    
shall promulgate regulations to carry   
out this section4