,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #f1      
#bjah,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cassidy1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 and ,mr4 ,scott7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,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 purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,action for ,dental ,health ,act of 
#bjah4  #b4 ,volunteer dental projects  
and action for dental health program    
,section #cag,m of the ,public ,health  
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#ad7
 is amended--  7#a7 by redesignating    
subsections 7e7 and 7f7 as subsections  
7f7 and 7g71 respectively2  7#b7 by     
inserting after subsection 7d7 the      
following new subsection3  7e7 ,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 ,service ,administration1
 may award grants to or enter into      
contracts with eligible entities to     
collaborate with ,state or local public 
officials and other stakeholders to     
develop and implement initiatives to--  
7,a7 improve oral health education and  
dental disease prevention1 including--  
7i7 through community-wide prevention   
programs1 such as programs that promote 
the use of dental sealants and fluoride 
varnish2 and  7ii7 by increasing public 
awareness and education related to oral 
health and dental disease prevention2 or
  7,b7 reduce barriers to the provision 
of dental services4  7#b7 ,eligible     
entity ,in this subsection1 the term    
eligible entity means an entity that    
is-- 7,a7 a ,state or local dental      
association2  7,b7 a ,state oral health 

program2  7,c7 a dental education1      
dental hygiene1 or postdoctoral dental  
education program accredited by the     
,commission on ,dental ,accreditation2  
or  7,d7 a community-based organization 
that-- 7i7 partners with an academic    
institution2  7ii7 is exempt from tax   
under section #eja7;c7 of the ,internal 
,revenue ,code of #aihf2 and  7iii7     
partners with public and private        
stakeholders to facilitate the provision
 of dental services for underserved     
populations4  2 and  7#c7 in subsection 
7g71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#a71 
by striking such sums as may be         
necessary for each of the fiscal years  
#bjja through #bjje and inserting       
#ah1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal years
 #bjah through #bjbb4  #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  
of dental homes for children and adults1
 including for the aged1 blind1 and     
disabled populations2  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 and  7,f7 the    
provision of dental care to nursing home
 residents2  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    
#bjah through #bjbb4