,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bg1 #bjae    
,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois 7= h]self & ,mr4 
,simpson7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d "p ,b (   
title ,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice  
,act to improve ess5tial oral heal? c>e 
= l[] income individuals by break+ d[n  
b>ri]s to c>e1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,action = ,d5tal ,heal? ,act ( #bjae4   
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,m ?an #aha million ,am]icans w n  
visit a d5ti/ ev5 ?\gh ne>ly half ( p   
ov] #cj suff] f "s =m ( gum disease &   
ne>ly "o 9 f\r *ildr5 "u ! age ( five   
already h cavities4  7#b7 ,_m volunte]  
d5tal projects sponsor$ by national1    
,/ate1 & local d5tal societies provide  
free c>e n[ to ^? mo/ 9 ne$4 ,annually1 
d5ti/s deliv] an e/imat$ #b4f billion 9 
free & disc\nt$ c>e accord+ to !        
,am]ica's ,d5ti/s ,c>e ,f\ndation4  7#c7

 ,x is e/imat$ t em]g5cy dep>tm5t 7,,ed7
 *>ges = d5tal compla9ts total$ up to   
#b4a billion 9 #bjaj4 ,ne>ly #hj p]c5t (
 ! d5tal em]g5cy room visits 7 nonurg5t 
& c\ld h be5 se5 9 a d5tal (fice4 ,%ift+
 ^? ,,ed visits to a d5tal (fice        
translates into pot5tial co/ sav+s ( up 
to #a4g billion a ye> & (f]s !          
possibility ( e/abli%+ a d5tal home = ^!
 individuals4  7#d7 ,s5iors1 especially 
^? 9 nurs+ homes & long-t]m c>e         
facilities1 (t5 h special d5tal ne$s &  
complicat$ m$ical hi/ories t require    
consultation betwe5 d5ti/s & fell[      
m$ical pr(essionals 9 provid+ an        
int]discipl9>y approa* to _! ov]all     
heal? ne$s4  #c4 ,volunte] d5tal        
projects & action = d5tal heal? program 
,"p ,b ( title ,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal? 
,s]vice ,act is revis$ by am5d+ section 
#cag,m 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#ad7 z     
foll[s3  7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections 
7e7 & 7f7 z 7g7 & 7h71 respectively2    
7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7d71 !   
foll[+3  7e7 ,grants ,to ,support       

,volunte] ,d5tal ,projects  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 may aw>d grants to or    
ent] into contracts ) eligible entities 
to obta9 portable or mobile d5tal       
equipm5t1 & pay = appropriate op]ational
 co/s1 = ! provision ( free d5tal       
s]vices to und]s]v$ populations t are   
deliv]$ 9 a mann] consi/5t ) ,/ate      
lic5s+ laws4  7#b7 ,eligible entity ,9  
?is subsection1 ! t]m eligible entity   
includes a ,/ate or local d5tal         
association1 a ,/ate oral heal? program1
 a d5tal education1 d5tal hygi5e        
education1 or po/doctoral d5tal         
education program accr$it$ by !         
,commission on ,d5tal ,accr$itation1 & a
 community-bas$ organization t p>tn]s ) 
an academic in/itution1 t--  7,a7 is    
exempt f tax "u section #eja7;c7 ( !    
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf2 &  7,b7 
(f]s a free d5tal s]vices program =     
und]s]v$ populations4  7f7 ,action =    
,d5tal ,heal? ,program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!

 ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !  
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 may aw>d grants to or ent] into        
contracts ) eligible entities to        
collaborate ) ,/ate1 c\nty1 or local    
public (ficials & o!r /akehold]s to     
develop & implem5t initiatives to       
accompli% any ( ! foll[+ goals3  7,a7   
,to improve oral heal? education & d5tal
 disease prev5tion1 includ+             
community-wide prev5tion programs1 use (
 d5tal sealants & fluoride v>ni%1 &     
increas+ oral heal? lit]acy4  7,b7 ,to  
make ! heal? c>e deliv]y sy/em provid+  
d5tal s]vices m accessible & effici5t   
?r\gh ! developm5t & expansion ( outrea*
 programs t w facilitate ! e/abli%m5t ( 
d5tal homes = *ildr5 & adults1 includ+ !
 ag$1 bl9d1 & disabl$ populations4  7,c7
 ,to r$uce geographic1 language1        
cultural1 & simil> b>ri]s 9 ! provision 
( d5tal s]vices4  7,d7 ,to help r$uce ! 
use ( em]g5cy dep>tm5ts by ^? :o seek   
d5tal s]vices m appropriately deliv]$ 9 
a d5tal prim>y c>e sett+4  7,e7 ,to     

facilitate ! provision ( d5tal c>e to   
nurs+ home resid5ts :o are              
disproportionately affect$ by lack (    
c>e4  7#b7 ,eligible entity ,9 ?is      
subsection1 ! t]m eligible entity       
includes a ,/ate or local d5tal         
association1 a ,/ate oral heal? program1
 or a d5tal education1 d5tal hygi5e1 or 
po/doctoral d5tal education program     
accr$it$ by ! ,commission on ,d5tal     
,accr$itation1 & a community-bas$       
organization t p>tn]s ) an academic     
in/itution1 t--  7,a7 is exempt f tax "u
 section #eja7;c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue  
,code ( #aihf2 &  7,b7 p>tn]s ) public &
 private /akehold]s to facilitate !     
provision ( d5tal s]vices = und]s]v$    
populations4  2 &  7#c7 9 subsection    
7h71 z r$esignat$ by p>agraph 7#a71 by  
/rik+ fiscal ye>s #bjja ?r\gh #bjje &   
ins]t+ fiscal ye>s #bjaf ?r\gh #bjbj4