I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4395 
To amend part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve 
essential oral health care for lower-income individuals by breaking down 
barriers to care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2014 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend part B of title III of the Public Health Service 
Act to improve essential oral health care for lower-income 
individuals by breaking down barriers to 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 ‘‘Action for Dental 
Health Act 2014’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
GRANTS 
TO 
SUPPORT 
VOLUNTEER 
DENTAL 
PROJECTS AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNER-
SHIPS. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
is amended by inserting after section 320A (42 U.S.C. 
247d–8) the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 320B. GRANTS TO SUPPORT VOLUNTEER DENTAL 
PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Secretary 
shall award grants to or enter into contracts with eligible 
entities described in subsection (b) to obtain portable or 
mobile dental equipment and to pay for appropriate oper-
ational costs, including direct health care or service deliv-
ery costs, for the provision of free dental services to under-
served populations that are delivered in a manner con-
sistent with State licensing laws. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—An eligible entity under 
this subsection is an organization, such as a State or local 
dental association, State oral health program, or a dental 
education, dental hygiene education, or postdoctoral den-
tal education program accredited by the Commission on 
Dental Accreditation, or a community-based organization 
that partners with an academic institution, that— 
‘‘(1) is exempt from tax under section 501(c) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 
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‘‘(2) offers a free dental services program for 
underserved populations. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An entity desiring a grant under 
this section shall submit an application to the Secretary 
in such manner as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for the first fiscal year beginning after the 
date of enactment of the Action for Dental Health Act 
2014 and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 
‘‘SEC. 320C. GRANTS FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS 
TO IMPROVE ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND 
DENTAL DISEASE PREVENTION AND MED-
ICAID AND CHIP DENTAL PROGRAMS, AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Secretary 
shall award grants to or enter into contracts with eligible 
entities described in subsection (b) to collaborate with 
State, county, or local public officials and other stake-
holders in order to develop and implement initiatives to 
accomplish any of the following goals: 
‘‘(1) To improve oral health education and den-
tal disease prevention, including community-wide 
prevention programs, use of dental sealants and flu-
oride varnish, and increasing oral health literacy. 
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