80 FR 22267 - Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 76 (April 21, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22267-22268]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09183]


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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 
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, May 6-8, 2015. The meeting on Wednesday 
and Friday will be conducted at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 
Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, in Room 
630. The agenda for these two 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 meeting on Thursday will be conducted at two VA Vet Centers 
located in Silver Spring and Baltimore, MD. The latter meetings will 
include interviews with Veteran consumers and will be closed 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 Veterans' needs.
    On May 6, the Committee will be briefed on current directions and 
priorities for serving the Nation's war Veterans. The Committee will 
also be briefed by 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.
    The May 6 agenda will also include briefings on the current 
activities of the Readjustment Counseling Service (RCS) Vet Center 
program to include the full scope of outreach and readjustment 
counseling services provided to combat Veterans and families. The 
briefing will focus on the coordination of Vet Center services with VHA 
health care, mental health, and social work services. The Committee 
will also receive briefings from VHA mental health program officials 
focusing on the key role of mental health services for the 
psychological, social, and economic readjustment of combat Veterans.
    On May 7, Committee members will conduct onsite visits at two Vet 
Centers to meet with groups of Veteran consumers and with VHA service 
providers from the Vet Centers and the support VA medical facilities.
    On May 8 the Committee will receive briefings from additional VHA 
program officials representing key programs of specific value for the 
post-war readjustment of Veterans and family

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members. The agenda for May 8 will conclude with a Committee strategic 
planning session for developing the observations and conclusions for 
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 before the meeting to Mr. Charles M. Flora, M.S.W., 
Designated Federal Officer, Readjustment Counseling Service, Department 
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. 
Because the meeting will be in a Government building, please provide 
valid photo identification for check-in. Please allow 15 minutes before 
the meeting for the check-in process. If you plan to attend or have 
questions concerning the meeting, please contact Mr. Flora at (202) 
461-6525 or by email at [email protected].

     Dated: April 16, 2015.
Rebecca Schiller,
Advisory Committee Management Office.
[FR Doc. 2015-09183 Filed 4-20-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8320-01-P