1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act of 2017 . 2. Purpose The first section of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 669 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: One of the purposes of this Act is to provide financial and technical assistance to the States for the promotion of hunting and recreational shooting. . 3. Definitions Section 2 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 669a ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) for the purposes of determining the number of paid hunting-license holders in a State, the term fiscal year means the fiscal year or license year of the State; (3) the term hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment means any activity or project to recruit or retain hunters and recreational shooters, including by— (A) using social media, marketing, advertising, surveying, television spots, print, and media; (B) providing education, mentoring, and field demonstrations; (C) enhancing access for hunting and recreational shooting, including through range construction; (D) providing education to the public about the role of hunting and recreational shooting in funding wildlife conservation; and (E) using any other means to ensure the growth of hunting and recreational shooting, as determined by the Secretary; . 4. Allocation and apportionment of available amounts (a) Apportionment to States Section 4(b) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 669c(b) ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking The Secretary of the Interior and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary ; (2) in the second sentence, by striking Such apportionments and inserting the following: (2) Adjustments The apportionments under paragraph (1) ; (3) by striking the third sentence