,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,menendez introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to assist low-income           
individuals in obtaining 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 fund the employment costs of         

professionals who will use grant or     
contract funds to--  7#a7 coordinate the
 provision of 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 free dental services4  7b7 
,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 program on a    
national basis2 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  7c7 ,use of funds ,an entity    
shall use amounts received under a grant
 or contract under this section to      
establish1 expand1 or operate a program 
to coordinate the provision of free     
dental care through volunteer dentists  
to eligible individuals4  7d7           
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this section1 #b1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjad through      
#bjah4  4