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HR 5243 109th Congress House

Dedicated Dental Service for HIV/AIDS Act of 2006

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a dental education loan repayment program to encourage dentists to serve at facilities wit… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: April 27, 2006 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 15, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 27, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 27, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E652-653)
Apr 27, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 15, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dedicated Dental Service for HIV/AIDS Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement under which an individual agrees to serve as a dentist for a not less than two years at a facility with a critical shortage of dentists in an area with a high incidence of HIV/AIDS in exchange for the Secretary making payments on the individual's dental education loans. Requires such payments to equal 30% of the principal and interest on such loans after the first and second years of service and 25% after the third year of service.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5243: Dedicated Dental Service for HIV/AIDS Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5243/
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"H.R. 5243: Dedicated Dental Service for HIV/AIDS Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5243/.
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H.R. 5243, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5243/.
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