[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 14544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05603]
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MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT MODERNIZATION COMMISSION
Meeting of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization
Commission
AGENCY: Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Public Hearings.
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SUMMARY: The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization
Commission (Commission) was established by National Defense
Authorization Act, FY 2013. Pursuant to the Act, the Commission is
holding public hearings in San Diego, California, in order to solicit
comments from the general public and select experts on the
modernization of the military compensation and retirement systems.
DATES: The hearings will be held Wednesday, March 26, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at the Hilton San Diego, Harbor
Island, 1960 Harbor Island Drive, San Diego, California 92101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Nuneviller, Associate
Director, Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization
Commission, PO Box 13170, Arlington VA 22209, telephone 703-692-2080,
fax 703-697-8330, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Military Compensation and Retirement
Modernization Commission (Commission) was established by the National
Defense Authorization Act FY 2013, Public Law 112-239, section 671,
(amended by National Defense Authorization Act FY 2014, Public Law 113-
66, section 1095). The Commission is conducting public hearings and
town halls across the United States in order to solicit comments on the
modernization of the military compensation and retirement systems. The
Commission seeks the views of service members, retirees, their families
and other interested parties regarding pay, retirement, health benefits
and quality of life programs of the Uniformed Services. The Commission
will hear from senior commanders of local military commands and their
senior enlisted advisors, unit commanders and their family support
groups, local medical and education community representatives, and
other quality of life organizations. Meeting sites will be accessible
to members of the general public including individuals with
disabilities.
On March 26, 2014, the Commission will hold public hearings from
8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
March 26, 2014 Agenda
8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Senior Local Military Commanders and Senior
Enlisted Advisors
9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Military Medicine Matters
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Local Military/Veteran Transition Service
Organizations
The hearings will consist of the following:
a. Brief opening remarks by the Chairman and one or more of the
Commissioners,
b. brief opening remarks by each panelist, and
c. questions posed by the Chairman and Commissioners to the
panelists.
Due to the deliberative, nascent, and formative nature of the
Commission's work, the Commissioners are unable to discuss their
thoughts, plans, or intentions for specific recommendations that will
ultimately be made to the President and Congress.
The public hearings will be transcribed and placed on the
Commission's Web site. In addition to public hearings, and due to the
essential need for input from the beneficiaries, the Commission is
accepting and strongly encourages comments and other submissions on its
Web site (www.mcrmc.gov).
Christopher Nuneviller,
Associate Director, Administration and Operations.
[FR Doc. 2014-05603 Filed 3-13-14; 8:45 am]
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