Advisory Committee on Women Veterans; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Advisory Committee on Women Veterans; Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Advisory Committee
on Women Veterans will meet October 28-30, 2008 at the Capital Hilton,
16th and K Street, NW., Washington, DC, from 8:30-4:30 p.m., each day.
The meeting is open to the public.

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 VA designed to meet such needs. The
Committee will make recommendations to the Secretary regarding such
programs and activities.

On October 28, the agenda will include overviews of the Veterans
Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, the
National Cemetery Administration, an update on the 2008 Advisory
Committee on Women Veterans Report, and an update on the activities
conducted by the Center for Women Veterans. On October 29, the agenda will include
discussion on legislation related to women veterans, women veterans'
health, updates to recommendations made in the 2008 Advisory Committee
on Women Veterans Report, updates from the Department of Labor, and
VA's suicide prevention initiatives. On October 30, the agenda will
include updates on rural health, military sexual assault prevention and
response programs, and VA's homeless programs. The agenda is tentative
and is subject to change.

Any member of the public wishing to attend should contact Ms.
Shannon L. Middleton, at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for
Women Veterans (00W), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420.
Ms. Middleton may be contacted either by phone at (202) 461-6193, fax
at (202) 273-7092, or e-mail at 00W@mail.va.gov. Interested persons may
attend, appear before, or file statements with the Committee. Written
statements must be filed before the meeting, or within 10 days after
the meeting.


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