,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ejaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #aj1 
#bjbj,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself and ,ms4 
,ernst7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to establish the ,servicemembers and 
,veterans ,initiative within the ,civil 
,rights ,division of the ,department of 
,justice1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,servicemembers and ,veterans       
,initiative ,act of #bjbj4  #b4         
,servicemembers and veterans initiative 
7a7 ,establishment ,there is established
 the ,servicemembers and ,veterans      
,initiative within the ,civil ,rights   
,division of the ,department of         
,justice4  7b7 ,duties ,the             
,servicemembers and ,veterans           
,initiative shall-- 7#a7 serve as legal 
and policy advisor to the ,attorney     
,general on the ,department of          
,justice's efforts to enforce criminal  

and civil laws that impact              
servicemembers1 veterans1 and their     
families2  7#b7 develop policy          
recommendations for the ,attorney       
,general on how the ,department of      
,justice may improve enforcement of     
,federal law to support servicemembers1 
veterans1 and their families2  7#c7     
serve as the liaison and point of       
contact between the ,department of      
,justice and the military departments2  
7#d7 provide counsel to the ,assistant  
,attorney ,general for the ,office of   
,justice ,programs to ensure funding    
decisions take into account             
servicemembers1 veterans1 and their     
families2  7#e7 consult with components 
of the ,department of ,justice to       
promote the provision of civil legal aid
 to servicemembers1 veterans1 and their 
families2  7#f7 serve as a liaison and  
point of contact with the ,consumer     
,protection ,branch of the ,civil       
,division of the ,department of         
,justice1 with respect to the           

prosecution of ,federal crimes involving
 fraud that target servicemembers2 and  
7#g7 serve as a liaison and point of    
contact with other components of the    
,department of ,justice as needed to    
support the enforcement of other        
,federal laws that protect              
servicemembers and veterans1 as the     
,attorney ,general determines           
appropriate4