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42 U.S. Code § 247b-14. Oral health promotion and disease prevention
(a) Grants to increase resources for community water fluoridation
(1) In general
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may make grants to States and Indian tribes for the purpose of increasing the resources available for community water fluoridation.
(2) Use of fundsA State shall use amounts provided under a grant under paragraph (1)—
(A)
to purchase fluoridation equipment;
(B)
to train fluoridation engineers;
(C)
to develop educational materials on the benefits of fluoridation; or
(D)
to support the infrastructure necessary to monitor and maintain the quality of water fluoridation.
(b) Community water fluoridation
(1) In general
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in collaboration with the Director of the Indian Health Service, shall establish a demonstration project that is designed to assist rural water systems in successfully implementing the water fluoridation guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that are entitled “Engineering and Administrative Recommendations for Water Fluoridation, 1995” (referred to in this subsection as the “EARWF”).