,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #djc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ad1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself1 ,ms4      
,collins1 and ,mr4 ,cardin7 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        
authorize a public education campaign   
across all relevant programs of the     
,health ,resources and ,services        
,administration to increase oral health 
literacy and awareness4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,oral ,health ,literacy and ,awareness  
,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,oral health        
literacy and awareness campaign ,the    
,public ,health ,service ,act is amended
 by inserting after section #cdj;,g-#a  
of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bef;g-#a7  
the following3  #cdj;,g-#b4 ,oral health
 literacy and awareness  7a7 ,campaign  
,the ,secretary1 acting through the     

,administrator of the ,health ,resources
 and ,services ,administration1 shall   
establish a public education campaign   
7referred to in this subsection as the  
campaign7 across all relevant programs  
of the ,health ,resources and ,services 
,administration 7including the health   
center program1 oral health workforce   
programs1 maternal and child health     
programs1 the ,ryan ,white ,,hiv_/,,aids
 ,program1 and rural health programs7 to
 increase oral health literacy and      
awareness4  7b7 ,strategies ,in carrying
 out the campaign1 the ,secretary shall 
identify oral health literacy and       
awareness strategies that are           
evidence-based and focused on oral      
health care education1 including        
education on prevention of oral disease 
such as early childhood and other       
caries1 periodontal disease1 and oral   
cancer4  7c7 ,focus ,the ,secretary     
shall design the campaign to communicate
 directly with specific populations1    
including children1 pregnant women1     

parents1 the elderly1 individuals with  
disabilities1 and ethnic and racial     
minority populations1 including         
,indians1 ,alaska ,natives1 and ,native 
,hawaiians1 in a culturally- and        
linguistically-appropriate manner4  7d7 
,outcomes ,in carrying out the campaign1
 the ,secretary shall include a process 
for measuring outcomes and              
effectiveness4  7e7 ,report to ,congress
 ,not later than #c years after the date
 of enactment of this section1 the      
,secretary 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 ,representatives a    
report on the outcomes and effectiveness
 of the campaign4  7f7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,to carry out this      
section1 there is authorized to be      
appropriated #gej1jjj for each of fiscal
 years #bjbd through #bjbh4  4