[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 53 (Friday, March 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6643]


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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 March 21-23, 2000, at the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. All meetings will be held in 
conference room 230.
    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 
20420, at (202) 273-6193. A tentative agenda follows:

Tuesday, March 21

8 a.m.
    Welcome and Opening Remarks
    New Member Orientation
    Dr. Linda Schwartz, Chair
8:30 a.m.
    The Honorable Togo D. West, Jr.
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs
    Presentation of Appointment Certificates
9 a.m.
    Review: October 1999 Minutes
    Chair's Update
    Dr. Linda Schwartz
9:30 a.m.
    Ethics Briefing
    Mr. Jeffrey Green, Office of the General Counsel
10:30 a.m.
    Break
11 a.m.
    Briefing: Veterans Benefits Administration
    Ms. Nora Egan, Deputy Under Secretary
    Mr. Robert Epley, Director, Compensation and Pension Service
12 p.m.
    Lunch
1:30 p.m.
    Briefing: Veterans Health Administration
    Ms. Carole Turner, Director, Women Veterans' Health Programs
2:30 p.m.
    Briefing: VA Homeless Initiative for Women Veterans
    Ms. Joan Furey, Director, Center for Women Veterans
3:15 p.m.
    Break
3:45 p.m.
    General Discussion: Summit 2000
    Joan A. Furey, Director, Center for Women Veterans
5 p.m.
    Adjourn

Wednesday, March 22

8:30 a.m.
    Briefing: Native American Issues
    Ms. Connie Evans
9:30 a.m.
    Site Visit Reports: Dr. Linda Schwartz, Chair
    Tampa/Bay Pines: Doug Russell
    Fayetteville: Doug Russell
    Washington, DC: Joy Ilem, Karen Ray, Lory Manning
    Houston: Bertha Cruz, Lois Johns
    Wichita: Sherry Blede
    Leavenworth: Sherry Blede
11 a.m.
    Break
11:15 a.m.
    Video--Female Anatomy: Diseases of the Breast
    VBN Satellite Broadcast
12 p.m.
    Lunch
1:30 p.m.
    General Discussion: 2000 Committee Report
    Letter to Secretary: delay because of Summit
    Committee Assignments
    Linda Schwartz, Chairperson
2 p.m.
    Subcommittee Meetings
3:30 p.m.
    Break
4 p.m.
    Full Committee--Subcommittee Reports
5 p.m.
    Adjourn

Thursday, March 23

9 a.m.
    General Discussion 2000 Report
10 a.m.
    General Discussion
    New Business
    Next Meeting (after Summit)
11:30 a.m.
    Break
1 p.m.
    Adjourn

    Dated: March 13, 2000.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Marvin R. Eason,
Committee Management Officer.
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