Report to congress

(a) Report Not later than three years after the establishment of the pilot program under section 2, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the pilot that includes— (1) a description of the community-based providers identified under such section; (2) an assessment of the effectiveness of outreach efforts conducted under such section; (3) recommendations for improving coordination between the Department and community-based dental providers; (4) an assessment of the extent to which reimbursements, contracts, or other agreements entered into under section 2(d) expanded access to dental services under the pilot program, including— (A) the number of veterans who received dental services under such reimbursements, contracts, or other agreements; (B) the types of dental services furnished pursuant to such reimbursements, contracts, or other agreements; (C) the geographic areas in which dental services were furnished pursuant to such reimbursements, contracts, or other agreements; and (D) the total costs of carrying out such reimbursements, contracts, or other agreements, including related outreach and information dissemination activities; (5) an assessment of dental access challenges faced by veterans in the pilot areas who are eligible for dental benefits under section 1712 of title 38, United States Code, including the extent to which such veterans face barriers to accessing those benefits, and any recommendations to address such challenges; and (6) a description of the findings and recommendations submitted by the working group under section 3 and any actions taken by the Secretary in response to such findings to modify or improve the pilot program.