[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8354 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8354

  To establish the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative within the 
   Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 23, 2020

Ms. Escobar (for herself and Mr. Taylor) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To establish the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative within the 
   Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemembers and Veterans 
Initiative Act of 2020.''

SEC. 2. SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS INITIATIVE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the Servicemembers and 
Veterans Initiative within the Civil Rights Division of the Department 
of Justice.
    (b) Duties.--The Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative shall--
            (1) 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 servicemembers, veterans, 
        and their families;
            (2) develop policy recommendations for the Attorney General 
        on how the Department of Justice may improve enforcement of 
        Federal law to support servicemembers, veterans, and their 
        families;
            (3) serve as the liaison and point of contact between the 
        Department of Justice and the military departments;
            (4) provide counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for 
        the Office of Justice Programs to ensure funding decisions take 
        into account servicemembers, veterans, and their families;
            (5) consult with components of the Department of Justice to 
        promote the provision of civil legal aid to servicemembers, 
        veterans, and their families;
            (6) serve as a liaison with the Assistant Attorney General 
        for the Criminal Division to coordinate the prosecution of 
        Federal crimes involving fraud that target servicemembers; and
            (7) enforce other Federal laws that protect servicemembers 
        and veterans, as the Attorney General determines appropriate.
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