1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Renewing our vow to hire heroes Sec. 101. Reauthorization of veterans retraining assistance program. Sec. 102. Extension of authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide rehabilitation and vocational benefits to members of Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses. Sec. 103. Extension of additional rehabilitation programs for persons who have exhausted rights to unemployment benefits under State law. Sec. 104. Reauthorization of collaborative veterans' training, mentoring, and placement program. Title II—Building on our vow to hire heroes Sec. 201. Unified employment portal for veterans. Sec. 202. Grants to hire veterans as first responders. Sec. 203. Employment of veterans as evaluation factor in the awarding of Federal contracts. I Renewing our vow to hire heroes 101. Reauthorization of veterans retraining assistance program (a) Extension Subsection (k) of section 211 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 ( Public Law 112–56 ; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is amended by striking March 31, 2014 and inserting December 31, 2020 . (b) Number of eligible veterans Subsection (a)(2) of such section is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (C) 50,000 during fiscal year 2017; (D) 50,000 during fiscal year 2018; (E) 50,000 during fiscal year 2019