1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017 . 2. Hiring by Department of Veterans Affairs of additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists (a) Hiringof additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall hire not fewer than 50 Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists and place each such Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist at an eligible Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in accordance with this section. (2) Requirements The Secretary shall ensure that each Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist employed under paragraph (1)— (A) serves, either exclusively or in addition to other duties, as part of a justice team in a veterans treatment court or other veteran-focused court; and (B) otherwise meets Department hiring guidelines for Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists. (3) Supplement not supplant The Secretary shall ensure that the total number of Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists employed by the Department is not less than the sum of— (A) the total number of Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists that were employed by the Department on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) the number of Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists set forth in paragraph (1). (b) Eligible Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers For purposes of this section, an eligible Department of Veterans Affairs medical center is any Department of Veterans Affairs medical center that— (1) complies with all Department guidelines and regulations for placement of a Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist; (2) works within a local criminal justice system with justice-involved veterans; (3) maintains an affiliation with one or more veterans treatment courts or other veteran-focused courts