1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating BDS Act of 2017 . 2. Nonpreemption of measures by State and local governments to divest from entities that engage in boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel (a) State and local measures Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State or local government may adopt and enforce measures that meet the requirements of subsection (b) to divest the assets of the State or local government from, prohibit investment of the assets of the State or local government in, or restrict contracting by the State or local government for goods and services with— (1) an entity that the State or local government determines, using credible information available to the public, knowingly engages in any commerce-related or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting Israel; (2) a successor entity or subunit of an entity described in paragraph (1)