#aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#cjee  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 to provide a     
dental insurance plan to veterans and   
survivors and dependents of veterans4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs ,dental ,insurance             
,reauthorization ,act of #bjaf4  #b4    
,dental insurance plan for veterans and 
survivors and dependents of veterans    
7a7 ,dental insurance plan  7#a7 ,in    
general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ag 
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after section      
#agab;,b the following new section3     
#agab;,c4 ,dental insurance plan for    
veterans and survivors and dependents of
 veterans  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary shall establish and          
administer a dental insurance plan for  
veterans and survivors and dependents of
 veterans described in subsection 7b74  
7b7 ,covered veterans and survivors and 
dependents ,the veterans and survivors  

and dependents of veterans described in 
this subsection are as follows3 7#a7    
,any veteran who is enrolled in the     
system of annual patient enrollment     
under section #agje of this title4  7#b7
 ,any survivor or dependent of a veteran
 who is eligible for medical care under 
section #agha of this title4  7c7       
,administration ,the ,secretary shall   
contract with a dental insurer to       
administer the dental insurance plan    
under this section4  7d7 ,benefits ,the 
dental insurance plan under this section
 shall provide such benefits for dental 
care and treatment as the ,secretary    
considers appropriate for the dental    
insurance plan1 including diagnostic    
services1 preventative services1        
endodontics and other restorative       
services1 surgical services1 and        
emergency services4  7e7 ,enrollment    
7#a7 ,enrollment in the dental insurance
 plan under this section shall be       
voluntary4  7#b7 ,enrollment in the     
dental insurance plan shall be for such 

minimum period as the ,secretary shall  
prescribe for purposes of this section4 
7f7 ,premiums  7#a7 ,premiums for       
coverage under the dental insurance plan
 under this section shall be in such    
amount or amounts as the ,secretary     
shall prescribe to cover all costs      
associated with carrying out this       
section4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary shall    
adjust the premiums payable under this  
section for coverage under the dental   
insurance plan on an annual basis4 ,each
 individual covered by the dental       
insurance plan at the time of such an   
adjustment shall be notified of the     
amount and effective date of such       
adjustment4  7#c7 ,each individual      
covered by the dental insurance plan    
shall pay the entire premium for        
coverage under the dental insurance     
plan1 in addition to the full cost of   
any copayments4  7g7 ,voluntary         
disenrollment  7#a7 ,with respect to    
enrollment in the dental insurance plan 
under this section1 the ,secretary      

shall-- 7,a7 permit the voluntary       
disenrollment of an individual in the   
dental insurance plan if the            
disenrollment occurs during the #cj-;day
 period beginning on the date of the    
enrollment of the individual in the     
dental insurance plan2 and  7,b7 permit 
the voluntary disenrollment of an       
individual in the dental insurance plan 
for such circumstances as the ,secretary
 shall prescribe for purposes of this   
subsection1 but only to the extent such 
disenrollment does not jeopardize the   
fiscal integrity of the dental insurance
 plan4  7#b7 ,the circumstances         
prescribed under paragraph 7#a77;,b7    
shall include the following3 7,a7 ,if an
 individual enrolled in the dental      
insurance plan relocates to a location  
outside the jurisdiction of the dental  
insurance plan that prevents use of the 
benefits under the dental insurance     
plan4  7,b7 ,if an individual enrolled  
in the dental insurance plan is         
prevented by a serious medical condition

 from being able to obtain benefits     
under the dental insurance plan4  7,c7  
,such other circumstances as the        
,secretary shall prescribe for purposes 
of this subsection4  7#c7 ,the          
,secretary shall establish procedures   
for determinations on the permissibility
 of voluntary disenrollments under      
paragraph 7#a77;,b74 ,such procedures   
shall ensure timely determinations on   
the permissibility of such              
disenrollments4  7h7 ,relationship to   
dental care provided by ,secretary      
,nothing in this section shall affect   
the responsibility of the ,secretary to 
provide dental care under section #agab 
of this title1 and the participation of 
an individual in the dental insurance   
plan under this section shall not affect
 the entitlement of the individual to   
outpatient dental services and          
treatment1 and related dental           
appliances1 under such section #agab4   
7i7 ,regulations ,the dental insurance  
plan under this section shall be        

administered under such regulations as  
the ,secretary shall prescribe4  7j7    
,termination ,this section terminates on
 ,december #ca1 #bjba4  4  7#b7         
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of chapter #ag
 of such title is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section      
#agab;,b the following new item3        
#agab;,c4 ,dental insurance plan for    
veterans and survivors and dependents of
 veterans4  4  7b7 ,conforming repeal   
7#a7 ,in general ,section #eaj of the   
,caregivers and ,veterans ,omnibus      
,health ,services ,act of #bjaj 7,public
 ,law #aaa-afc2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agab     
note7 is repealed4  7#b7 ,clerical      
amendment ,the table of contents for the
 ,caregivers and ,veterans ,omnibus     
,health ,services ,act of #bjaj is      
amended by striking the item relating to
 section #eaj4  ,passed the ,senate     
,july #ac1 #bjaf4,secretary