1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2017 or the CASE Act of 2017 . 2. Copyright small claims (a) In general Title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 14 Copyright small claims Sec. 1401. Copyright Claims Board. 1402. Authority and responsibilities of the Copyright Claims Board. 1403. Nature of proceedings. 1404. Registration requirement. 1405. Conduct of proceedings. 1406. Effect of proceeding. 1407. Review and confirmation by district court. 1408. Relationship to other district court actions. 1409. Implementation by Copyright Office. 1410. Funding. 1411. Definitions. 1401. Copyright Claims Board (a) In general There is hereby established in the U.S. Copyright Office a copyright small claims program (hereinafter referred to as the Copyright Claims Board ), which shall serve as an alternative forum in which parties may voluntarily seek to resolve certain copyright claims, regarding any category of copyrighted work, as further provided in this chapter. (b) Officers and staff (1) Copyright claims officers Upon recommendation of the Register of Copyrights, who shall identify qualified candidates, the Librarian of Congress shall appoint 3 full-time Copyright Claims Officers to serve on the Copyright Claims Board. (2) Copyright claims attorneys The Register of Copyrights shall hire no fewer than 2 full-time Copyright Claims Attorneys to assist in the administration of the Copyright Claims Board. (3) Qualifications (A) Copyright claims officers Each Copyright Claims Officer shall be an attorney with no less than 7 years of legal experience. Two of the Copyright Claims Officers shall have substantial experience in the evaluation, litigation, or adjudication of copyright infringement claims and, between them, shall have represented or presided over a diversity of copyright interests, including those of both owners and users of copyrighted works. The third Copyright Claims Officer shall have substantial