110 HR 5595 IH: Make Our Veterans Smile Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2008-03-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5595 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 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.

1.

Short title

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

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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.