,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,october #aa1 #bjah4  ,amendment3  ,that
 the bill from the ,house of            
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #bdbb7 entitled
 ,an ,act to amend the ,public ,health  
,service ,act to improve essential oral 
health care for low-income and other    
underserved individuals by breaking down
 barriers to care1 and for other        
purposes41 do pass with the following   
,strike all after the enacting clause   
and insert the following3 #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,action for ,dental ,health ,act of     
#bjah4  #b4 ,oral health education  7a7 
,in general ,section #cii,,ll of the    
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bhjk7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the subsection 
heading1 by inserting of oral health    
education campaign after ,establishment2
 and  7,b7 by striking focused on oral  
healthcare prevention and education and 
inserting focused on oral health        
education2  7#b7 in subsection 7b71 in  

the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by 
striking campaign and inserting campaign
 under subsection 7a72 and  7#c7 by     
striking subsection 7c7 and inserting   
the following3  7c7 ,action for dental  
health program  7#a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention and the        
,administrator of the ,health ,resources
 and ,services ,administration1 may     
award grants1 contracts1 or cooperative 
agreements to eligible entities to      
collaborate with ,state or local public 
health officials1 tribal health         
officials1 oral health professional     
organizations1 and others1 as           
appropriate1 to develop and implement   
initiatives to improve oral health1     
including activities to prevent dental  
disease and reduce barriers to the      
provision of dental services1           
including-- 7,a7 through community-wide 
dental disease prevention programs2 and 
7,b7 by increasing public awareness and 

education related to oral health and    
dental disease prevention4  7#b7        
,eligible entities ,to be eligible to   
receive a grant1 contract1 or           
cooperative agreement under this        
subsection1 an entity shall be-- 7,a7 a 
dental association2  7,b7 a ,state or   
tribal health department or ,state or   
tribal oral health program2  7,c7 an    
accredited dental education1 dental     
hygiene1 or postdoctoral dental         
education program2 or  7,d7 a non-profit
 community-based organization that      
partners with public and private        
non-profit entities1 such as an academic
 institution1 to facilitate the         
provision of dental services to         
underserved populations4  2  7b7        
,technical amendment ,section           
#cii,,ll-#a7;d7 of the ,public ,health  
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bhjk-#a7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 by      
striking shall and inserting shall1 as  
practicable and appropriate1 before     
utilize2 and  7#b7 by striking public   

education campaign and inserting oral   
health education campaign and action for
 dental health program4  7c7 ,report to 
,congress ,not later than #c years after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       
,services shall submit to the ,committee
 on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and    
,pensions of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives1 a report
 on the outcomes and effectiveness of   
programs and activities conducted under 
sections #cii,,ll and #cii,,ll-#a of the
 ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #bhjk and #bhjk-#a74  #c4     
,grants for innovative programs ,section
 #cdj;,g of the ,public ,health ,service
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bef;g7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#e7--  
7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  
and at the end2 and  7,b7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7,d7 the        
establishment or development of models  
for the provision of dental services to 

children and adults1 such as dental     
homes1 including for the elderly1 blind1
 individuals with disabilities1 and     
individuals living in long-term care    
facilities2 and  7,e7 the establishment 
of initiatives to reduce the use of     
emergency departments by individuals who
 seek dental services more appropriately
 delivered in a dental primary care     
setting2  2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7f71
 by striking #be1jjj1jjj for the        
#e-;fiscal year period beginning with   
fiscal year #bjjh and inserting         
#ac1ijc1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjai through #bjbc4  ,secretary