Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020.

II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 4915 To establish the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative within the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES NOVEMBER 18, 2020 Ms. HIRONO introduced the following bill; 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 Justice, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Servicemembers and 4 Veterans Initiative Act of 2020.’’ 5 SEC. 2. SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS INITIATIVE. 6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 7 Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative within the Civil 8 Rights Division of the Department of Justice. 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Nov 24, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4915.IS S4915 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 4915 IS (b) DUTIES.—The Servicemembers and Veterans Ini- 1 tiative shall— 2 (1) serve as legal and policy advisor to the At- 3 torney General on the efforts of the Department of 4 Justice to enforce criminal and civil laws that im- 5 pact servicemembers, veterans, and their families; 6 (2) develop policy recommendations for the At- 7 torney General on how the Department of Justice 8 may improve enforcement of Federal law to support 9 servicemembers, veterans, and their families; 10 (3) serve as the liaison and point of contact be- 11 tween the Department of Justice and the military 12 departments; 13 (4) provide counsel to the Assistant Attorney 14 General for the Office of Justice Programs to ensure 15 funding decisions take into account servicemembers, 16 veterans, and their families; 17 (5) consult with components of the Department 18 of Justice to promote the provision of civil legal aid 19 to servicemembers, veterans, and their families; 20 (6) serve as a liaison with the Assistant Attor- 21 ney General for the Criminal Division to coordinate 22 the prosecution of Federal crimes involving fraud 23 that target servicemembers; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Nov 24, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4915.IS S4915 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 4915 IS (7) enforce other Federal laws that protect 1 servicemembers and veterans, as the Attorney Gen- 2 eral determines appropriate. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:40 Nov 24, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S4915.IS S4915 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS