[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56019-56020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27020]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs gives notice under Public Law 
92-463 that a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans will 
be held on October 26-28, 1999, at the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.
    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 the Department of Veterans Affairs designed 
to meet such needs. The Committee will make recommendations to the 
Secretary regarding such activities.
    All sessions will be open to the public. Those who plan to attend 
should contact Ms. Maryanne Carson, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
Center for Women Veterans, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, at 
(202) 273-6193, before October 18, 1999. A tentative agenda follows:

Tuesday, October 26, Conference Room 530

8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks, Office of the Secretary
9:00 a.m. Review March 1999 Minutes: Dr. Linda Schwartz, Chair

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9:30 a.m. Review June 1999 Site Visit Report--Seattle/American Lake, 
WA, Dr. Linda Schwartz, Chair
10:00 a.m. Discussion: Old Business, Dr. Linda Schwartz, Chair
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Briefing: Committee Budget--FY 2000, Office of Financial 
Management, Associate Director, Center for Women Veterans
11:30 a.m. Update: Director, Center for Women Veterans, Advisory 
Committee 1998 Report: Response to Recommendations, 1998 Report on 
Women Veterans Access to VA Health Care
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Briefing: Veterans Benefits Administration, Advisory 
Committee 1998 Report: Response to Recommendations
2:30 p.m. Briefing: Readjustment Counseling Service, Advisory Committee 
1998 Report: Response to Recommendations STC Program
3:00 p.m. Update: Veterans Health Administration, Advisory Committee 
1998 Report: Response to Recommendations
3:15 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. Update: Women Veterans Health Programs
4:15 p.m. Briefing: Persian Gulf Illness--Current Research and 
Treatment Initiatives
5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Wednesday, October 27, Conference Room 230

8:30 a.m. Update: Summit 2000, Discussion; Advisory Committee 
Participation
9:30 a.m. General Discussion: Advisory Committee 2000 Report, Dr. Linda 
Schwartz, Chair
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. General Discussion: Summary Committee Activities 1998-2000
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Subcommittee Meetings, Summary of Year Activities, 
Development of Recommendations: 2000 Report
3:00 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Full Committee Reconvene--Subcommittee Reports
5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Thursday, October 28, Conference Room 430

8:30 a.m. General Discussion--2000 report, Development of Timeline and 
Assignments
10:00 a.m. Subcommittees Reconvene
12:00 noon Lunch
1:30 p.m. General Discussion, New Business, Next Meeting Date
3:00 p.m. Adjourn

    Dated: October 6, 1999.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Marvin R. Eason,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-27020 Filed 10-14-99; 8:45 am]
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