[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2422 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

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                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                      October 11, 2018.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
2422) entitled ``An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
improve essential oral health care for low-income and other underserved 
individuals by breaking down barriers to care, and for other 
purposes.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
      following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the Action for Dental Health Act of 2018.

SEC. 2. ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 399LL of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 280k) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``of 
                Oral Health Education Campaign'' after 
                ``Establishment''; and
                    (B) by striking ``focused on oral healthcare 
                prevention and education'' and inserting ``focused on 
                oral health education'';
            (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``campaign'' and inserting ``campaign under 
        subsection (a)''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Action for Dental Health Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 
        the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services 
        Administration, may award grants, contracts, or cooperative 
        agreements to eligible entities to collaborate with State or 
        local public health officials, tribal health officials, oral 
        health professional organizations, and others, as appropriate, 
        to develop and implement initiatives to improve oral health, 
        including activities to prevent dental disease and reduce 
        barriers to the provision of dental services, including--
                    ``(A) through community-wide dental disease 
                prevention programs; and
                    ``(B) by increasing public awareness and education 
                related to oral health and dental disease prevention.
            ``(2) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a 
        grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this 
        subsection, an entity shall be--
                    ``(A) a dental association;
                    ``(B) a State or tribal health department or State 
                or tribal oral health program;
                    ``(C) an accredited dental education, dental 
                hygiene, or postdoctoral dental education program; or
                    ``(D) a non-profit community-based organization 
                that partners with public and private non-profit 
                entities, such as an academic institution, to 
                facilitate the provision of dental services to 
                underserved populations.'';
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 399LL-1(d) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280k-1(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``shall, as 
        practicable and appropriate,'' before ``utilize''; and
            (2) by striking ``public education campaign'' and inserting 
        ``oral health education campaign and action for dental health 
        program''.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 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 programs 
and activities conducted under sections 399LL and 399LL-1 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280k and 280k-1).

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS.

    Section 340G of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256g) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) the establishment or development of models 
                for the provision of dental services to children and 
                adults, such as dental homes, including for the 
                elderly, blind, individuals with disabilities, and 
                individuals living in long-term care facilities; and
                    ``(E) the establishment of initiatives to reduce 
                the use of emergency departments by individuals who 
                seek dental services more appropriately delivered in a 
                dental primary care setting;''; and
            (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``$25,000,000 for the 5-
        fiscal year period beginning with fiscal year 2008'' and 
        inserting ``$13,903,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
        2023''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H.R. 2422

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