S. 946: Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018

CBO Score

$1 million

Documentation

Date of Report

Wed May 9th, 2018

CBO Report Details

Legislation Details

115th Congress

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Flake — R — AZ

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire at least 50 Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists, place each one at an eligible VA medical center, and ensure that each one serves as part of a justice team in a veterans treatment court or other veteran-focused court. An eligible VA medical center is one that: complies with all VA guidelines and regulations for placement of a specialist; works with a veteran with active, o...

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