,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #if  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,ms4 ,brownley of ,california 7for 
herself and ,mr4 ,de,fazio7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to require the   
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
furnish dental care in the same manner  
as any other medical service1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,requirement that  
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs furnish
 dental care in the same manner as any  
other medical service  7a7 ,dental      
benefits  7#a7 ,in general ,title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7
 in section #agja7f71 by striking as    
described in sections #agaj and #agab of
 this title2  7,b7 in section #agaj7;c71
 by striking the second sentence2  7,c7 
in section #agab--  7i7 by striking     
subsections 7a7 and 7b72  7ii7 by       
redesignating subsections 7c71 7d71 7e71

 and 7f7 as subsections 7a71 7b71 7c71  
and 7d71 respectively2 and  7iii7 in    
subsection 7a71 as redesignated by      
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,i7 by striking    
,dental appliances and inserting ,the   
,secretary may furnish dentures1 dental 
appliances2 and  7,,ii7 by striking to  
be furnished by the ,secretary under    
this section may be procured by the     
,secretary and inserting under this     
section and may procure such appliances2
 and  7,d7 by striking section #bjfb4   
7#b7 ,phased eligibility ,the amendments
 made by paragraph 7#a7 shall apply as  
follows3 7,a7 ,in the case of an        
individual who is eligible for dental   
services and appliances furnished by the
 ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs under 
chapter #ag of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 on the date of the       
enactment of this ,act1 beginning on the
 date of the enactment of this ,act4    
7,b7 ,in the case of a veteran who is   
not so eligible on the date of the      
enactment of this ,act and who is       

described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of  
subsection 7a7 of section #agje of such 
title1 beginning on the date that is one
 year after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4  7,c7 ,in the case of a     
veteran who is not so eligible on the   
date of the enactment of this ,act and  
who is described in paragraph 7#c7 or   
7#d7 of subsection 7a7 of section #agje 
of such title1 beginning on the date    
that is two years after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act4  7,d7 ,in the   
case of a veteran who is not so eligible
 on the date of the enactment of this   
,act and who is described in paragraph  
7#e7 or 7#f7 of subsection 7a7 of       
section #agje of such title1 beginning  
on the date that is three years after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
7,e7 ,in the case of a veteran who is   
not so eligible on the date of the      
enactment of this ,act and who is       
described in paragraph 7#g7 or 7#h7 of  
subsection 7a7 of section #agje of such 
title1 beginning on the date that is    

four years after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act4  7b7 ,conforming
 amendments ,title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is further amended-- 7#a7 in     
section #aebe7;a71 by striking medicines
 under section #agab7;d7 and inserting  
medicines under section #agab7;b72 and  
7#b7 in section #agjc7;a77#g71 by       
striking 1 for a veteran described in   
section #agab7;a77#a77;,f7 of this      
title4  7c7 ,clerical amendments ,such  
title is further amended--  7#a7 in     
section #agab1 in the heading for such  
section1 by striking ,dental care and   
inserting ,appliances2  7#b7 in the     
table of sections at the beginning of   
chapter #ag1 by striking the item       
relating to section #agab and inserting 
the following new item3  #agab4         
,appliances2 drugs and medicines for    
certain disabled veterans2 vaccines4  2 
and  7#c7 in the table of sections at   
the beginning of chapter #bj1 by        
striking the item relating to section   
#bjfb4