[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 83 (Monday, April 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 18778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10459]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 that a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners 
of War will be held at the Department of Veterans Affairs Central 
Office, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, in Room 930, from 
May 28, 1996, through May 30, 1996. The meeting will convene at 8:30 
a.m. each day and will be open to the public. Seating is limited and 
will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs on the administration of benefits under Title 38, United States 
Code, for veterans who are former prisoners of war, and to make 
recommendations on the need of such veterans for compensation, health 
care and rehabilitation.
    The Committee will receive briefings and hold discussions on 
various issues affecting health care and benefits deliver, including, 
but not limited to, the following: education and training of VA 
personnel involved with former prisoners of war; the status of 
privately and publicly funded research affecting former prisoners of 
war; past and current legislative issues affecting former prisoners of 
war; the various disabilities and sequelae of long-term captivity; and 
the procedures involved in processing claims for service-connected 
disabilities submitted by former prisoners of war.
    Members of the public may direct questions or submit prepared 
statements for review by the Committee in advance of the meeting, in 
writing only, to Mr. J. Gary Hickman, Director, Compensation and 
Pension Service (21), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20420. Submitted material must be received 
at least five business days prior to the meeting. Members of the public 
may be asked to clarify submitted material prior to consideration by 
the Committee.
    A report of the meeting and a roster of Committee members may be 
obtained from Mr. Hickman.

    Dated: April 22, 1996.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Heyward Bannister,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-10459 Filed 4-26-96; 8:45 am]
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