[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 5595 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5595

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
   Veterans Affairs to provide dental care to veterans with service-
            connected disabilities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2008

 Mr. Carney (for himself and Mr. Kirk) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
   Veterans Affairs to provide dental care to veterans with service-
            connected disabilities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Make Our Veterans Smile Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF DENTAL CARE BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO 
              VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.

    (a) Provision of Care.--Section 1712(a)(1)(G) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``rated as total''.
    (b) Authority To Provide Care by Entering Into Contracts.--Section 
1703(a)(7) of such title is amended by striking ``section 
1712(a)(1)(F)'' and inserting ``section 1712(a)(1)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall apply with respect to outpatient dental services and treatment, 
and related dental appliances, furnished on or after January 1, 2009.
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