Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 583 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 ``American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. PRIORITIZING HIRING AND TRAINING OF VETERANS. Section 1701(b)(2) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ``, including by prioritizing the hiring and training of veterans (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code)'' after ``Nation''. ____________________
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