I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 963 
To assist low-income individuals in obtaining medically recommended dental 
care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2013 
Ms. DEGETTE (for herself and Mr. STIVERS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To assist low-income individuals in obtaining medically 
recommended dental care. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coordination of Pro 
Bono Medically Recommended Dental Care Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS OR CONTRACTS TO FACILITATE LOW-IN-
COME ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
is amended by inserting after section 317M (42 U.S.C. 
247b–14a) the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 317M–1. GRANTS OR CONTRACTS TO FACILITATE 
LOW-INCOME ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award competi-
tive grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities 
to maximize the number of eligible low-income individuals 
receiving dental care. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity shall use amounts 
received under a grant or contract under this section to 
fund the employment costs of a program to— 
‘‘(1) coordinate the provision of free, medically 
recommended dental care to eligible low-income indi-
viduals by volunteer dentists in a manner consistent 
with State licensing laws; and 
‘‘(2) verify the medical, dental, and financial 
needs of eligible low-income individuals who may be 
eligible for such dental services. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant or contract under subsection (a), an 
entity shall— 
‘‘(A) be an entity that is exempt from tax 
under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986; 
‘‘(B) provide for the participation of eligi-
ble individuals in a free dental services pro-
gram; and 
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‘‘(C) submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may 
require. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—To be eligible to 
participate in a program described in paragraph 
(1)(B), an individual shall be— 
‘‘(A) an adult individual entitled to bene-
fits under part A of title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act; 
‘‘(B) an individual enrolled in part B of 
title XVIII of such Act; 
‘‘(C) an individual enrolled in a State plan 
or waiver under title XIX of such Act; or 
‘‘(D) an individual enrolled in a State child 
health plan under title XXI of such Act or 
under an approved waiver of such plan. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
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