Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans; Notice of Meeting, 3474 [2014-00979]

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• DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 3474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00979]


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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 Principle 
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 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 photo 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 
charles.flora@va.gov.

    Dated: January 14, 2014.
William F. Russo,
Deputy Director, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of 
the General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2014-00979 Filed 1-17-14; 8:45 am]
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