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Atlanta, GA. The meeting is open to the 

public. 

The purpose of the Commission is to 

carry out a study of the benefits under 

the laws of the United States that are 

provided to compensate and assist 

veterans and their survivors for 

disabilities and deaths attributable to 

military service. 

The Commission is conducting the 

final of eight fact-finding, data-gathering 

site visits throughout the United States. 

The Atlanta area was selected based on 

criteria that included the concentration 

of veterans, active-duty service members 

and National Guard and Reserves, and 

the location of Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Veterans Health 

Administration, and Department of 

Defense (DoD) facilities, with particular 

interest in transition activities. The goal 

of this visit is to allow the 

commissioners the opportunity to tour 

local VA and DoD facilities; examine the 

processes in place which assist disabled 

veterans and service members, and 

survivors in their efforts to obtain 

benefits and to present these individuals 

and the general public with an 

opportunity to learn about the work of 

the Commission and to offer comments 

in face-to-face forums. 

Interested person may attend and 

present oral statements to the 

Commission. Time for each oral 

presentation will be limited to five 

minutes or less, depending on the 

number of participants. Interested 

parties may provide written comments 

for review by the Commission prior the 

meeting, by e-mail to: 

veterans@vetscommission.intranets.com 

or by mail to: Mr. Ray Wilburn, 

Executive Director, Veterans’ Disability 

Benefits Commission, 1101 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 5th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20004. 

Dated: August 11, 2006. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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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 on September 7–

8, 2006, at The American Legion, 

Washington Office, at 1608 K Street, 

NW., Washington, DC from 8 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m. each day. The meeting will be 

open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

review the post-war readjustment needs 

of veterans and to evaluate the 

availability and effectiveness of VA 

programs to meet these needs. 

The agenda for September 7 will 

review the coordination of services 

between VA and the Department of 

Defense as this relates to ensuring a 

seamless transition for returning war 

veterans. The topics covered will 

include deployment-related problems 

faced by service members and their 

families, and Battlemind Training as 

developed by the Walter Reed Army 

Institute for Research. 

On September 8 the Committee will 

be provided with an update on the 

current activities of the Readjustment 

Counseling Service Vet Center program 

to serve the veterans from Operation 

Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi 

Freedom. The agenda will also include 

a review of the partnership between VA 

and DOD in implementing the PostDeployment Health Reassessment 

Program; strategic planning activities, 

and drafting recommendations for the 

Committee’s next report to Congress. 

No time will be allocated at this 

meeting for receiving oral presentations 

from the public. However, members of 

the public may direct written questions 

or submit prepared statements for 

review by the Committee in advance to 

Mr. Charles M. Flora, M.S.W., 

Designated Federal Officer, 

Readjustment Counseling Service, 

Department of Veterans Affairs (15), 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420. Those who plan to attend or 

have questions concerning the meeting 

may contact Mr. Flora at (202) 273–8969 

or charles.flora@va.gov. 

Dated: August 9, 2006. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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