[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 34365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13957]


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MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT MODERNIZATION COMMISSION


Meeting of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization 
Commission

AGENCY: Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and town hall meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization 
Commission (Commission) was established by the National Defense 
Authorization Act for FY 2013. Pursuant to the Act, the Commission is 
holding public hearings and a town hall to solicit comments from the 
general public and select experts on the modernization of the military 
compensation and retirement systems.

DATES: The hearings and town hall will be held Wednesday, June 25, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: The hearings and town hall will be held at the Embassy 
Suites Fayetteville Fort Bragg, 4760 Lake Valley Drive, Fayetteville, 
North Carolina 28303.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Nuneviller, Associate 
Director, Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization 
Commission, PO Box 13170, Arlington VA 22209, telephone 703-692-2080, 
fax 703-697-8330, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Military Compensation and Retirement 
Modernization Commission (Commission) was established by the National 
Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013, Public Law 112-239, 671-680, 
(amended by National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2014, Pub. L. 
113-66, 1095(b)). The Commission will conduct public hearings and town 
halls across the United States and on select military installations 
internationally in order to solicit comments on the modernization of 
the military compensation and retirement systems. The Commission seeks 
the views of Service members, veterans, retirees, their beneficiaries 
and other interested parties regarding pay, retirement, health benefits 
and quality of life programs of the Uniformed Services. The Commission 
will hear from senior commanders of local military commands and their 
senior enlisted advisors, unit commanders and their family support 
groups, local medical and education community representatives, and 
other quality of life organizations. These meetings sites will be 
accessible to members of the general public including individuals with 
disabilities.
    On June 25, 2014, the Commission will hold public hearings from 
10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and a public town hall meeting from 7:00 
p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

June 25, 2014 Agenda

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Senior Local Military Commanders and Senior Enlisted 
Advisors
1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. TBD (Local Military/Veteran Transition Service 
Organizations)
3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. Department of Defense and Local Schools
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Town Hall
    The Panel Testimony heard on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 will consist 
of: a. Brief opening remarks by the Chairman and one or more of the 
Commissioners, b. brief opening remarks by each panelist, and c. 
questions posed by the Chairman and Commissioners to the panelists.
    On the evening of Wednesday, June 25, 2014, the Chairman and 
Commissioners will hear from the public. Attendees will be given an 
opportunity to address the Chairman and Commissioners and relay to them 
their experience and comments.
    Due to the deliberative, nascent and formative nature of the 
Commission's work, the Commissioners are unable to discuss their 
thoughts, plans or intentions for specific recommendations that will 
ultimately be made to the President and Congress.
    The public hearings will be transcribed and the transcripts placed 
on the Commission's Web site. In addition to public hearings, and due 
to the essential need for input from the beneficiaries, the Commission 
is accepting and strongly encourages comments and other submissions 
through its Web site (www.mcrmc.gov).

Christopher Nuneviller,
Associate Director, Administration and Operations.
[FR Doc. 2014-13957 Filed 6-13-14; 8:45 am]
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