[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69308-69309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28972]


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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 
Thursday and Friday, December 12 and 13, 2002, from 8:30 a.m. until 
4:30 p.m. on both days, at The American Legion, Washington Office, 1608 
K Street, NW., Washington, DC. The meeting is open to the public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to review the post-way readjustment 
needs of veterans and to evaluate the availability and effectiveness of 
VA programs to meet these needs.
    The agenda for December 12 will include a review of the 
Readjustment Counseling Service Vet Center program and an update on VA 
medical center treatment programs for post-traumatic stress disorder 
(PTSD). The Committee will also review the Veterans Health Initiative, 
a series of in-service training

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modules for specific veterans' health care programs. A best practices 
model of VA partnerships for serving homeless veterans will also be 
presented.
    On December 13, the Committee will be provided with an update from 
the Veterans Benefits Administration on service-connected compensation 
for PTSD. The Committee will also focus on available information 
regarding the military-related service needs of returning combatants 
from the war on terrorism in Afghanistan, and a follow-up on the mental 
health needs of older veterans one year after the terrorist attacks in 
the United States.
    The agenda for both days will also include strategic planning 
activities to formulate goals and objectives for the coming year. In 
addition, the Committee will formulate recommendations for submission 
to Congress in its annual report.
    Those who plan to attend or have questions concerning the meeting 
may contact Mr. Charles M. Flora, M.S.W., Readjustment Counseling 
Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, at (202) 273-
8969.

    Dated: November 8, 2002.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
Nora E. Egan,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-28972 Filed 11-14-02; 8:45 am]
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