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HR 3590 EAS/PP
``(b) E
LIGIBILITY
.--To be eligible for a grant under
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this section, an entity shall--
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``(1) be a community-based provider of dental
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services (as defined by the Secretary), including a
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Federally-qualified health center, a clinic of a hos-
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pital owned or operated by a State (or by an instru-
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mentality or a unit of government within a State), a
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State or local department of health, a dental program
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of the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe or trib-
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al organization, or an urban Indian organization (as
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such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian
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Health Care Improvement Act), a health system pro-
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vider, a private provider of dental services, medical,
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dental, public health, nursing, nutrition educational
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institutions, or national organizations involved in
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improving children's oral health; and
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``(2) submit to the Secretary an application at
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such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
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formation as the Secretary may require.
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``(c) U
SE OF
F
UNDS
.--A grantee shall use amounts re-
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ceived under a grant under this section to demonstrate the
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effectiveness of research-based dental caries disease manage-
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ment activities.
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``(d) U
SE OF
I
NFORMATION
.--The Secretary shall uti-
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lize information generated from grantees under this section
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