,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cjaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #f1 #bjah,mr4    
,book] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,ms4  
,hirono1 & ,mr4 ,scott7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to improve
 ess5tial oral heal? c>e = l[-income &  
o!r und]s]v$ 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 ( #bjah4   
#b4 ,volunte] d5tal projects & action = 
d5tal heal? program ,section #cag,m ( ! 
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#ad7 is am5d$--  7#a7  
by r$esignat+ subsections 7e7 & 7f7 z   
subsections 7f7 & 7g71 respectively2    
7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7d7 !    
foll[+ new subsection3  7e7 ,action =   
d5tal heal? program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,director 
( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &        

,prev5tion & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal?  
,res\rces & ,s]vice ,adm9i/ration1 may  
aw>d grants to or ent] into contracts ) 
eligible entities to collaborate ) ,/ate
 or local public (ficials & o!r         
/akehold]s to develop & implem5t        
initiatives to--  7,a7 improve oral     
heal? education & d5tal disease         
prev5tion1 includ+-- 7i7 ?r\gh          
community-wide prev5tion programs1 su* z
 programs t promote ! use ( d5tal       
sealants & fluoride v>ni%2 &  7ii7 by   
increas+ public aw>5ess & education     
relat$ to oral heal? & d5tal disease    
prev5tion2 or  7,b7 r$uce b>ri]s to !   
provision ( d5tal s]vices4  7#b7        
,eligible entity ,9 ?is subsection1 !   
t]m eligible entity means an entity t   
is-- 7,a7 a ,/ate or local d5tal        
association2  7,b7 a ,/ate oral heal?   
program2  7,c7 a d5tal education1 d5tal 
hygi5e1 or po/doctoral d5tal education  
program accr$it$ by ! ,commission on    
,d5tal ,accr$itation2 or  7,d7 a        
community-bas$ organization t-- 7i7     

p>tn]s ) an academic in/itution2  7ii7  
is exempt f tax "u section #eja7;c7 ( ! 
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf2 &  7iii7
 p>tn]s ) public & private /akehold]s to
 facilitate ! provision ( d5tal s]vices 
= und]s]v$ populations4  2 &  7#c7 9    
subsection 7g71 z r$esignat$ by p>agraph
 7#a71 by /rik+ su* sums z may be       
necess>y = ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s #bjja    
?r\gh #bjje & ins]t+ #ah1jjj1jjj = ea* (
 ! fiscal ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjbb4  #c4  
,grants = innovative programs ,section  
#cdj;,g ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bef;g7 is am5d$--  7#a7 
9 subsection 7b77#e7-- 7,a7 9           
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ & at ! end2 &
  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,d7 
! e/abli%m5t ( d5tal homes = *ildr5 &   
adults1 includ+ = ! ag$1 bl9d1 & disabl$
 populations2  7,e7 ! e/abli%m5t (      
initiatives to r$uce ! use ( em]g5cy    
dep>tm5ts by individuals :o seek d5tal  
s]vices m appropriately deliv]$ 9 a     
d5tal prim>y c>e sett+2 &  7,f7 !       
provision ( d5tal c>e to nurs+ home     

resid5ts2  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7f71  
by /rik+ #be1jjj1jjj = ! #e-;fiscal ye> 
p]iod beg9n+ ) fiscal ye> #bjjh & ins]t+
 #ac1ijc1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjah  
?r\gh #bjbb4