1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Experienced Returning Veterans Employment Act of 2017 or the SERVE Act . 2. Improved employment assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans (a) Improved Employment Skills Verification Section 1143(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before The Secretary of Defense ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) In order to improve the accuracy and completeness of a certification or verification of job skills and experience required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy shall— (A) establish a database to record all training performed by members of the armed forces that may have application to employment in the civilian sector; and (B) make unclassified information regarding such information available to States and other potential employers referred to in subsection (c) so that State and other entities may allow military training to satisfy licensing or certification requirements to engage in a civilian profession. . (b) Improved accuracy of certificates of training and skills Section 1143(a) of title 10, United States Code, is further amended by inserting after paragraph (2), as added by subsection (a), the following new paragraph: (3) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy shall ensure that a certification or verification of job skills and experience required by paragraph (1) is rendered in such a way that States and other potential employers can confirm the accuracy and authenticity of the certification or ver­i­fi­ca­tion. . (c) Improved responsiveness to certification requests Section 1143(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before For the purpose