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“VETERAN TREATMENT COURT COORDINATION ACT OF 2019” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3110 on July 20, 2020.
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VETERAN TREATMENT COURT COORDINATION ACT OF 2019
Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 886) to direct the Attorney General to establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program, with the Senate amendment thereto, and concur in the Senate amendment.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the Senate amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Senate amendment:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. 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 entitled.
SEC. 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 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 2991 and 3021 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10651, 10701) or any other provision of law.
(d) Regulations.--The Attorney General shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section.
Mr. CICILLINE (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Rhode Island?
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the original request of the gentleman from Rhode Island?
There was no objection.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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