,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ifc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,de,gette 7for herself and ,mr4        
,stivers7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
assist low-income individuals in        
obtaining medically recommended dental  
care4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may  
be cited as the ,coordination of ,pro   
,bono ,medically ,recommended ,dental   
,care ,act4  #b4 ,grants or contracts to
 facilitate low-income access to dental 
care ,part ,b of title ,,iii of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act is amended
 by inserting after section #cag,m 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#ad;a7 the following   
new section3  #cag,m-#a4 ,grants or     
contracts to facilitate low-income      
access to dental care  7a7 ,grants ,the 
,secretary shall award competitive      
grants to1 or enter into contracts with1
 eligible entities to maximize the      
number of eligible low-income           

individuals receiving dental care4  7b7 
,use of funds ,an entity shall use      
amounts received under a grant or       
contract under this section to fund the 
employment costs of a program to--  7#a7
 coordinate the provision of free1      
medically recommended dental care to    
eligible low-income individuals by      
volunteer dentists in a manner          
consistent with ,state licensing laws2  
and  7#b7 verify the medical1 dental1   
and financial needs of eligible         
low-income individuals who may be       
eligible for such dental services4  7c7 
,eligibility  7#a7 ,eligible entity ,to 
be eligible to receive a grant or       
contract under subsection 7a71 an entity
 shall--  7,a7 be an entity that is     
exempt from tax under section #eja7;c7  
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of      
#aihf2  7,b7 provide for the            
participation of eligible individuals in
 a free dental services program2 and    
7,c7 submit to the ,secretary an        
application at such time1 in such       

manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4  7#b7    
,eligible individual ,to be eligible to 
participate in a program described in   
paragraph 7#a77;,b71 an individual shall
 be--  7,a7 an adult individual entitled
 to benefits under part ,a of title     
,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act2  
7,b7 an individual enrolled in part ,b  
of title ,,xviii of such ,act2  7,c7 an 
individual enrolled in a ,state plan or 
waiver under title ,,xix of such ,act2  
or  7,d7 an individual enrolled in a    
,state child health plan under title    
,,xxi of such ,act or under an approved 
waiver of such plan4  7d7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,there is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this    
section1 #b1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjad through #bjah4  4