[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 6 (Thursday, January 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 1673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00155]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans; Notice of
Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that a meeting of the
Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans will be held
Thursday, February 6 through Friday, February 7, 2014. The meeting will
be conducted at the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. The agenda for both days will
begin at 8 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. The meeting on both days is open
to the public.
The purpose of the Committee is to review the post-war readjustment
needs of combat Veterans and to evaluate the availability and
effectiveness of VA programs to meet these needs.
On February 6, the Committee will be briefed by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs on current directions and priorities for serving the
Nation's war Veterans. The Committee will also hear from the Principal
Deputy Under Secretary for Health on new directions of care in Veterans
Health Administration (VHA) and the coordination of VA healthcare with
readjustment counseling.
Also on this date the Committee will receive briefings from key
program officials in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and Veterans
Benefits Administration (VBA) regarding programs of specific value to
the psychological, social and economic readjustment of combat Veterans.
On February 7, the Committee will receive updates on the current
activities of the Readjustment Counseling Service Vet Center program to
include the full scope of outreach and readjustment counseling services
provided to combat Veterans. The briefing will also focus on the
coordination of Vet Center services with VHA healthcare and mental
health and VBA benefits programs. The Committee will also receive
briefings on new legislative authorities extending Vet Center
readjustment services to new eligible Veteran populations. The agenda
will conclude with a Committee strategic planning session for
developing the annual Committee Report.
No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral
presentations from the public. However, members of the public may
direct written questions or submit prepared statements for review by
the Committee in advance of the meeting to Mr. Charles M. Flora,
M.S.W., Designated Federal Officer, Readjustment Counseling Service
(15), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20420. Because the meeting will be in a Government
building, anyone attending must be prepared to show a valid ID for
checking in. Please allow 15 minutes before the meeting begins for this
process. Those who plan to attend or have questions concerning the
meeting may contact Mr. Flora at (202) 461-6525 or
[email protected].
Dated: January 6, 2014.
Jeffrey M. Martin,
Office Manager, Regulation Policy and Management, Office of the General
Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2014-00155 Filed 1-8-14; 8:45 am]
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