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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5243 

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a 

dental education loan repayment program to encourage dentists to serve 

at facilities with a critical shortage of dentists in areas with a high 

incidence of HIV/AIDS. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 27, 2006 

Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

to establish a dental education loan repayment program 

to encourage dentists to serve at facilities with a critical 

shortage of dentists in areas with a high incidence of 

HIV/AIDS. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dedicated Dental Serv5 ice for HIV/AIDS Act of 2006’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DENTAL EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

3 Human Services may enter into an agreement with any 

4 dentist under which— 

5 (1) the dentist agrees to serve as a dentist for 

6 a period of not less than two years at a facility with 

7 a critical shortage of dentists (as determined by the 

8 Secretary) in an area with a high incidence of HIV/ 

9 AIDS; and 

10 (2) the Secretary agrees to make payments in 

11 accordance with subsection (b) on the dental edu12 cation loans of the dentist. 

13 (b) MANNER OF PAYMENTS.—The payments de14 scribed in subsection (a) shall be made by the Secretary 

15 as follows: 

16 (1) Upon completion by the dentist for whom 

17 the payments are to be made of the first year of the 

18 service specified in the agreement entered into with 

19 the Secretary under subsection (a), the Secretary 

20 shall pay 30 percent of the principal of and the in21 terest on the dental education loans of the dentist. 

22 (2) Upon completion by the dentist of the sec23 ond year of such service, the Secretary shall pay an24 other 30 percent of the principal of and the interest 

25 on such loans. 


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1 (3) Upon completion by that individual of a 

2 third year of such service, the Secretary shall pay 

3 another 25 percent of the principal of and the inter4 est on such loans. 

5 (c) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—The 

6 provisions of subpart III of part D of title III of the Public 

7 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l et seq.) shall, except 

8 as inconsistent with this section, apply to the program car9 ried out under this section in the same manner and to 

10 the same extent as such provisions apply to the National 

11 Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program. 

12 (d) REPORTS.—Not later than 18 months after the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 

14 the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress 

15 a report describing the program carried out under this sec16 tion, including statements regarding the following: 

17 (1) The number of dentists enrolled in the pro18 gram. 

19 (2) The number and amount of loan repay20 ments. 

21 (3) The placement location of loan repayment 

22 recipients at facilities described in subsection (a)(1). 

23 (4) The default rate and actions required. 

24 (5) The amount of outstanding default funds. 


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1 (6) To the extent that it can be determined, the 

2 reason for the default. 

3 (7) The demographics of individuals partici4 pating in the program. 

5 (8) An evaluation of the overall costs and bene6 fits of the program. 

7 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) The term ‘‘dental education loan’’— 

9 (A) means a loan that is incurred for the 

10 cost of attendance (including tuition, other rea11 sonable educational expenses, and reasonable 

12 living costs) at a school of dentistry; and 

13 (B) includes only the portion of the loan 

14 that is outstanding on the date the dentist in15 volved begins the service specified in the agree16 ment under subsection (a). 

17 (2) The term ‘‘dentist’’ means a graduate of a 

18 school of dentistry who has completed postgraduate 

19 training in general or pediatric dentistry. 

20 (3) The term ‘‘HIV/AIDS’’ means human im21 munodeficiency virus and acquired immune defi22 ciency syndrome. 

23 (4) The term ‘‘school of dentistry’’ has the 

24 meaning given to that term in section 799B of the 

25 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295p). 


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1 (5) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

2 of Health and Human Services. 

3 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

4 out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 

5 such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 

6 2007 through 2011. 

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