; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting the date of the enactment of the Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2017 . (3) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1709B the following new item: 1709C. Assistance for child care for certain veterans receiving health care. . (b) Assistance for child care for certain veterans receiving readjustment counseling and related mental health services (1) In general Subchapter I of chapter 17 of such title, as amended by subsection (a)(1), is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1709D. Assistance for child care for certain veterans receiving readjustment counseling and related mental health services (a) Program required The Secretary shall carry out a program to provide, subject to subsection (b), assistance to qualified veterans described in subsection (c) to obtain child care so that such veterans can receive readjustment counseling and related mental health services. (b) Limitation on period of payments Assistance may be provided to a qualified veteran under this section for receipt of child care only during the period that the qualified veteran receives readjustment counseling and related health care services at a Vet Center. (c) Qualified veterans For purposes of this section, a qualified veteran is a veteran who— (1) is the primary caretaker of a child; and (2) (A) receives from the Department regular readjustment counseling and related mental health services