1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Jobs for Veterans Act of 2017 . 2. Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (a) Permanent program Section 211 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 ( Public Law 112–56 ; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking the period beginning October 1, 2012, and ending March 31, 2014 and inserting each subsequent fiscal year that the program is carried out ; and (2) by striking subsection (k). (b) Conforming amendments Such section is further amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking Not later than July 1, 2012, the and inserting The ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking Except as provided by subsection (k), each and inserting Each ; (3) in subsection (e)(1)(G), by striking by not later than October 1, 2013, ; (4) by striking subsection (i); and (5) by redesignating subsections (j) and (l) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively. 3. 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