1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Early Treatment for Chronic Ailment Resurgence through Examinations Act of 2023 or the VET CARE Act of 2023 . 2. Administrative support for community providers of dental care Section 1712 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): (d) (1) The Secretary may furnish, to a provider of dental care described in paragraph (2), administrative support (including information for the provider to share with veterans regarding the dental insurance plan under section 1712C of this title) related to dental care described in paragraph (2). (2) Dental care described in this paragraph is— (A) provided to a veteran; (B) not furnished under a law administered by the Secretary; and . 3. Pilot program for the provision of dental care to certain veterans (a) Pilot program (1) Establishment The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a pilot program to provide outpatient dental services and treatment, and related dental appliances, to eligible veterans enrolled under subsection (c)(3), at no cost to such veterans. (2) Purpose Under the pilot program, the Secretary shall determine whether there is a correlation between veterans receiving such services and treatment, and the veterans suffering fewer complications of chronic ailments, thereby yielding a lower cost of care. (3) Steering committee: establishment; duty; authority The Secretary shall appoint a scientific steering committee to ensure that results of clinical trials conducted under the pilot program withstand the peer review process. To carry out such duty, the steering committee— (A) shall establish comprehensive ethical and scientific protocols for clinical trials