Notice of Meeting of Advisory Committee on Women Veterans

Written by Vets National Advocates on September 2, 2014. Posted in Uncategorized

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2., that the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans will
meet on September 23-25, 2014, in the G. V. Sonny Montgomery Conference Center,
room 230 and room C-7 (Wednesday only), at VA Central Office, 810 Vermont
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, from 8:30 until 4:00 p.m. each day. The meeting is
open to the public.

The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
regarding the needs of women Veterans with respect to health care, rehabilitation,
compensation, outreach, and other programs and activities administered by VA
designed to meet such needs. The Committee makes recommendations to the
Secretary regarding such programs and activities.

The agenda will include updates from the Veterans Health Administration, the
Veterans Benefits Administration, and Staff Offices, as well as updates on
recommendations from the 2012 and 2014 Reports of the Advisory Committee on
Women Veterans.

No time will be allocated at this meeting for receiving oral presentations from the
public. Interested parties should provide written comments for review by the Committee
to Ms. Shannon L. Middleton, VA, Center for Women Veterans (00W), 810 Vermont
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, or email at [email protected], or fax to (202)
273-7092.

Any member of the public who wishes to attend the meeting or wants
additional information should contact Ms. Middleton at (202) 461-6193. Because the meeting will be in a Government building, anyone attending must be prepared to show a valid photo ID. Please allow 15 minutes before the meeting begins for this process.

Dated: August 27, 2014.

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