    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 116-153
    116th Congress

    An Act

    To direct the Attorney General to establish and carry out a Veteran
    Treatment Court Program. <>

    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 ``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.

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    (d) Regulations.--The Attorney General shall promulgate regulations
    to carry out this section.

    Approved August 8, 2020.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 886:
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 116-259 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
    Vol. 165 (2019):
    Oct. 28, considered and passed
    House.
    Vol. 166 (2020):
    Jan. 16, considered and passed
    Senate, amended.
    July 20, House concurred in Senate
    amendment.