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,bilirakis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to e/abli%
 a pilot program = ! provision ( d5tal  
c>e to c]ta9 vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,vet]ans ,e>ly ,treatm5t = ,*ronic    
,ailm5t ,resurg5ce ?r\gh ,exam9ations   
,act ( #bjag or ! ,,vet ,,c>e ,act (    
#bjag4  #b4 ,pilot program = ! provision
 ( d5tal c>e to c]ta9 vet]ans  7a7      
,pilot program ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs %all c>ry out a pilot program  
to provide outpati5t d5tal s]vices &    
treatm5t1 & relat$ d5tal appliances1 to 
eligible vet]ans enroll$ "u subsection  
7c77#c71 at no co/ to su* vet]ans4 ,"u !
 pilot program1 ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e
 :e!r !re is a correlation betwe5       
vet]ans receiv+ su* s]vices & treatm5t1 
& ! vet]ans suff]+ few] complications ( 

*ronic ailm5ts1 !reby yield+ a l[] co/ (
 c>e4  7b7 ,eligible vet]ans def9$ ,=   
purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m eligible  
vet]ans means vet]ans :o are-- 7#a7     
enroll$ 9 ! sy/em ( annual pati5t       
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,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#c7 betwe5 #dj & 
#gj ye>s ( age2 &  7#d7 diagnos$ ) type 
#b diabetes4  7c7 ,application2         
evaluation2 disqualification2 enrollm5t2
 categorization  7#a7 ,application      
,eligible vet]ans may elect to apply = !
 pilot program4  7#b7 ,evaluation2      
disqualification ,eligible vet]ans :o   
apply = ! pilot program %all receive an 
initial p]iodontal evaluation1 includ+  
v]tical bitew+ radiographs4 ,any        
eligible vet]an diagnos$ ) p]iodontal   
disease t requires surg]y %all be       
disqualifi$ f ! pilot program4  7#c7    
,enrollm5t2 categorization ,! ,secret>y 
%all enroll at lea/ #a1ejj eligible     
vet]ans :o apply = ! pilot program1 giv+

 pref]5ce to vet]ans ) s]vice-connect$  
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! vet]ans' disability rat+s "u *apt] #aa
 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 9 a  
mann] t ensures ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,"o-?ird
 ( eligible vet]ans enroll$ 9 ! pilot   
program %all h be5 diagnos$ ) no or mild
 p]iodontitis "u p>agraph 7#b74  7,b7   
,two-?irds ( eligible vet]ans enroll$ 9 
! pilot program %all h be5 diagnos$ )   
mod]ate to sev]e p]iodontitis "u        
p>agraph 7#b74  7d7 ,duration ( program 
,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out ! pilot      
program dur+ ! f\r-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on !
 date t is #ahj days aft] ! effective   
date ( ?is section4  7e7 ,locations ,!  
pilot program %all be c>ri$ out 9 five  
facilities ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?          
,adm9i/ration1 ) "o su* facility 9 ea* (
 five ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vices      
,networks t ! ,secret>y consid]s        
appropriate = ! pilot program4  7f7     
,pati5t di/ribution ,ea* facility %all  
s]ve n m ?an "o-f\r? & n few] ?an       
"o-six? ( ! vet]ans enroll$ 9 ! pilot   

program1 9 approximately ev5 proportions
 ( vet]ans categoriz$ "u subsection     
7c77#c74  7g7 ,c\rse ( program  7#a7    
,p]iodontal !rapy ,! ,secret>y %all make
 timely & appropriate p]iodontal !rapy  
available to vet]ans describ$ 9         
subsection 7c77#c77;,b74  7#b7 ,election
 ( treatm5t ,su* vet]ans :o elect to    
receive treatm5t %all be classifi$ z    
treat$4  7#c7 ,annual evaluations ,ea*  
treat$ vet]an %all receive an annual    
d5tal evaluation1 dur+ :i* ! p]iodontal 
heal? ( ! treat$ vet]an %all be         
reassess$ & record$ exactly z at !      
initial evaluation "u subsection        
7c77#b74  7#d7 ,heal? outcome report+ ,=
 ! duration ( ! pilot program1 !        
,secret>y %all collect & record data    
reg>d+ ! heal? ( treat$ vet]ans1 includ+
 ev5ts1 treatm5ts1 & outcomes1 & make   
su* data available = analysis by        
qualifi$ rese>*]s4  7h7 ,education  7#a7
 ,heal? c>e provid]s ,! ,secret>y %all  
provide /&>diz$ in/ructions to all      
physicians & d5ti/s :o "w 9 facilities  

describ$ 9 subsection 7e7 to ensure     
consi/5t evaluation & c>e = vet]ans     
enroll$ 9 ! pilot program 9 all su*     
facilities4  7#b7 ,enroll$ vet]ans ,!   
,secret>y %all provide ea* vet]an       
enroll$ 9 ! pilot program ) an          
ori5tation1 in=mation be=e any c>e is   
provid$ "u ! pilot program1 & an exit   
int]view t includes in=mation reg>d+ h[ 
su* vet]an may obta9 d5tal s]vices &    
treatm5t aft] ! end ( ! pilot program4  
7i7 ,educational outrea* ,! ,secret>y   
%all notify ^? in/itutions ( high]      
education 7z t t]m is def9$ 9 section   
#ajb ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb77 t (f] degrees 9  
p]iodontology ( ! pilot program s t su* 
in/itutions may engage 9 simil> /udies  
reg>d+ private p]iodontal c>e = vet]ans4
  7j7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft]
 ! conclusion ( ! pilot program1 !      
,secret>y %all submit a report ( f9d+s  
to ! ,congress4  7k7 ,regulations ,!    
,secret>y %all adm9i/] ! pilot program  
"u su* regulations z ! ,secret>y %all   

prescribe1 includ+ be/ practices reg>d+ 
in=m$ cons5t & /udy regi/ration4