1. Short title; reference; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthorization Act of 2017 . (b) Reference Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to that section or other provision of the Assets for Independence Act ( 42 U.S.C. 604 note). (c) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; reference; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Sense of Congress. Sec. 4. Definitions. Sec. 5. Applications. Sec. 6. Demonstration authority; annual grants. Sec. 7. Reserve Fund. Sec. 8. Eligibility for participation. Sec. 9. Deposits by qualified entities. Sec. 10. Regulations. Sec. 11. Annual progress reports. Sec. 12. Sanctions. Sec. 13. Evaluations. Sec. 14. Costs of training qualified entities. Sec. 15. Waiver authority. Sec. 16. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 17. Conforming amendments. Sec. 18. General effective date. 2. Findings Section 402 is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking Fully ½ and inserting Almost 1/4 ; and (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: Traditional public assistance programs concentrate on income and consumption and have lacked an asset-building component to promote and support the transition to increased economic self-sufficiency. . 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that a qualified entity conducting a demonstration project under the Assets for Independence Act ( 42 U.S.C. 604 note) should, to the maximum extent practicable, increase— (1) the rate at which the entity matches contributions by individuals participating in the project under section 410(a)(1) of such Act