119-hr210

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 210 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 210

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to furnish dental care in the same manner as any other 
 medical service, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 6, 2025

 Ms. Brownley (for herself, Mr. Casten, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. 
Cohen, Mr. Keating, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Kelly of 
 Illinois, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. 
 Dingell, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Amo, Ms. Norton, 
Mrs. Ramirez, and Ms. Tokuda) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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 A BILL

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to furnish dental care in the same manner as any other 
 medical service, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Dental Care for Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FURNISH DENTAL 
 CARE IN THE SAME MANNER AS ANY OTHER MEDICAL SERVICE.

    (a) Dental Benefits.--

    (1) In general.--Title 38, United States Code, is amended--
        (A) in 

section 1701

    (6) , by striking ``as described 
 in sections 1710 and 1712 of this title'';
        (B) in 

section 1710
            (c) , by striking the second 
 sentence;
            (C) in 

section 1712--
            (i) by striking subsections

    (a) and

    (b) ;
            (ii) by redesignating subsections
            (c) ,
            (d) ,

    (e) , and

    (f) as subsections

    (a) ,

    (b) ,
            (c) , and
            (d) , respectively; and
            (iii) in subsection

    (a) , as redesignated by 
 subparagraph
        (B) --
            (I) by striking ``Dental 
 appliances'' and inserting ``The 
 Secretary may furnish dentures, dental 
 appliances''; and
            (II) by striking ``to be furnished 
 by the Secretary under this section may 
 be procured by the Secretary'' and 
 inserting ``under this section and may 
 procure such appliances''; and
            (D) by striking 

section 2062.

    (2) Phased eligibility.--The amendments made by paragraph

    (1) shall apply as follows:
        (A) In the case of an individual who is eligible 
 for dental services and appliances furnished by the 
 Secretary of Veterans Affairs under chapter 17 of title 
 38, United States Code, on the date of the enactment of 
 this Act, beginning on the date of the enactment of 
 this Act.
        (B) In the case of a veteran who is not so eligible 
 on the date of the enactment of this Act and who is 
 described in paragraph

    (1) or

    (2) of subsection

    (a) of 
 

section 1705 of such title, beginning on the date that 
 is one year after the date of the enactment of this 
 Act.
            (C) In the case of a veteran who is not so eligible 
 on the date of the enactment of this Act and who is 
 described in paragraph

    (3) or

    (4) of subsection

    (a) of 
 

section 1705 of such title, beginning on the date that 
 is two years after the date of the enactment of this 
 Act.
            (D) In the case of a veteran who is not so eligible 
 on the date of the enactment of this Act and who is 
 described in paragraph

    (5) or

    (6) of subsection

    (a) of 
 

section 1705 of such title, beginning on the date that 
 is three years after the date of the enactment of this 
 Act.
        (E) In the case of a veteran who is not so eligible 
 on the date of the enactment of this Act and who is 
 described in paragraph

    (7) or

    (8) of subsection

    (a) of 
 

section 1705 of such title, beginning on the date that 
 is four years after the date of the enactment of this 
 Act.

    (b) Conforming Amendments.--

Section 1525

    (a) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``medicines under 

section 1712
            (d) '' 
and inserting ``medicines under 

section 1712

    (b) ''.
            (c) Clerical Amendments.--Such title is further amended--

    (1) in 

section 1712, in the heading for such section, by 
 striking ``Dental care'' and inserting ``Appliances'';

    (2) in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
 17, by striking the item relating to 

section 1712 and inserting 
 the following new item:

``1712. Appliances; drugs and medicines for certain disabled veterans; 
 vaccines.''; and

    (3) in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
 20, by striking the item relating to 

section 2062.
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