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 115 STAT. 914 PUBLIC LAW 107-95—DEC. 21, 2001 or disability of a veteran described in subsection (b) shall be considered to be medically necessary, subject to subsection (c), if— "(1) the dental services and treatment are necessary for the veteran to successfully gain or regain employment; "(2) the dental services and treatment are necessary to alleviate pain; or "(3) the dental services and treatment are necessary for treatment of moderate, severe, or severe and complicated gingival and periodontal pathology. Applicability. "(b) ELIGIBLE VETERANS.— Subsection (a) applies to a veteran— "(1) who is enrolled for care under section 1705(a) of this title; and "(2) who, for a period of 60 consecutive days, is receiving care (directly or by contract) in any of the following settings: "(A) A domiciliary under section 1710 of this title. "(B) A therapeutic residence under section 2032 of this title. "(C) Community residential care coordinated by the Secretary under section 1730 of this title. "(D) A setting for which the Secretary provides funds for a grant and per diem provider. "(3) For purposes of paragraph (2), in determining whether a veteran has received treatment for a period of 60 consecutive days, the Secretary may disregard breaks in the continuity of treatment for which the veteran is not responsible. "(c) LIMITATION.— Dental benefits provided by reason of this section shall be a one-time course of dental care provided in the same manner as the dental benefits provided to a newly discharged veteran. 'The Secretary may authorize homeless veterans receiving care through vocational rehabilitation programs to participate in the compensated work therapy program under section 1718 of this title. "(a) GRANT PROGRAM. — The Secretsiry shall carry out a program to make grants to entities or orggmizations with expertise in preparing grant applications. Under the program, the entities or organizations receiving grants shall provide technical assistance to nonprofit community-based groups with experience in providing assistsince to homeless veterans in order to assist such groups in applying for grants under this chapter and other grants relating to addressing problems of homeless veterans. "(b) FUNDING.—T here is authorized to be appropriated $750,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005 to carry out the program under this section, '^§2065. Annual report on assistance to homeless veterans Deadline. "(a) ANNUAL REPORT. —Not later than April 15 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the activities of the Department during the calendar year preceding the report under programs of the Department under this chapter and other
 * § 2063. Employment assistance
 * §2064. Technical assistance grants for nonprofit community-based groups

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