[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 67 (Thursday, April 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18026-18027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7925]


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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 on 
April 22-23, 2010, at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia. The sessions will begin at 8 a.m. 
each day and end at 4:30 p.m. on April 22 and at 4 p.m. on April 23. 
The meeting 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 April 22, the Committee will receive a review of the service 
needs of combat Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury and VA's 
rehabilitation programs established to meet the needs of severely 
wounded Veterans and family members. The Committee will also be briefed 
on VA and Department of Defense (DoD) collaborative ventures, and DoD's 
Defense Centers of Excellence for Mental Health. The day's agenda will 
conclude with Veterans Health Administration (VHA) briefings on 
services to Veterans' family members and evidence-based practices for 
the treatment of war-related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
    On April 23, the Committee will receive a briefing on the current 
initiatives of the Readjustment Counseling Service Vet Center program 
to ensure timely access and the availability of quality readjustment 
services to assist the Veterans returning from Operation Enduring 
Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Committee will receive 
additional briefings on services to women Veterans and VHA's Suicide 
Prevention program. The Committee will also finalize

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drafting recommendations for the Committee's next annual report.
    Time will not 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 to Mr. Charles M. Flora, M.S.W., Designated 
Federal Officer, Readjustment Counseling Service, Department of 
Veterans Affairs (15), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. 
Those who plan to attend or have questions concerning the meeting may 
contact Mr. Flora at (202) 461-6525 or by e-mail at 
[email protected].

    Dated: April 2, 2010.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-7925 Filed 4-7-10; 8:45 am]
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