[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 83 (Monday, May 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 23491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09010]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs; Establishment

    As required by Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs hereby gives notice of the 
establishment of the Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs. 
The Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs (Committee) is a 
statutory committee established as required by the Johnny Isakson and 
David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 
2020 (Pub. L. 116-315) and 38 U.S.C. 547. The Committee operates in 
accordance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
    The Committee provides advice and guidance to the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs on all matters relating to Indian tribes, tribal 
organizations, Native Hawaiian organizations and Native American 
Veterans.
    The Committee shall be comprised of 15 voting Members selected by 
the Secretary from among individuals nominated as specified under the 
subsection below and shall be designated as Special Government 
Employees:
    A. Appointment Authority:
    i. At least one member should come from each of the 12 service 
areas identified by Indian Health Service and said member must be 
nominated by Indian tribes or tribal organization from that service 
area.
    ii. At least one member of the Committee represents the Native 
Hawaiian Veteran community nominated by a Native Hawaiian Organization.
    iii. At least one member of the Committee represents urban Indian 
organizations nominated by a national urban Indian organization.
    iv. Not fewer than half of the members are Veterans, unless the 
Secretary determines that an insufficient number of qualified Veterans 
were nominated.
    v. No member of the Committee may be an employee of the Federal 
Government.
    B. Terms/Vacancies: A member of the Committee shall be appointed 
for a term of two years. If a vacancy occurs, it shall be filled in the 
same manner as the original appointment within 180 days. Additionally, 
a member may be reappointed for one additional term at the Secretary's 
discretion.
    Any member of the public seeking additional information should 
contact David C. Ward, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC, via email at 
[email protected], or (202) 461-7445.

    Dated: April 26, 2021.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-09010 Filed 4-30-21; 8:45 am]
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