1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local and Municipal Health Care Choice Act of 2017 . 2. Cooperative governing of public entity group health coverage Title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating the section 2794 ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–95 ) relating to uniform fraud and abuse referral format as section 2795; and (2) by adding at the end the following new section: 2796. Authority to offer public entity group health coverage to local governments in a secondary State (a) In general A local government in a secondary State (as defined in subsection (h)(7)) may provide group health coverage to its officers, employees, or retirees (and their dependents) through a local government employee health benefits pool or program authorized under the laws of a primary State, subject to the provisions of this section. (b) Eligibility for multistate activity A local government employee health benefits pool or program shall be eligible to offer group health coverage to officials, employees, and retirees (and their dependents) of a local government located in a secondary State through an interlocal agreement with such local government, or as approved by an applicable State authority in such secondary State, unless— (1) in the case of a pool or program that primarily serves municipal officers, employees, or retirees (and their dependents), an objection is made to the offering of such coverage by the municipal league or association located in the secondary State within 90 days of the date on which the authority is granted or an interlocal agreement is executed