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the Secretary at least 10 days before the 

meeting date. 

Dated 24 September 2010 in Washington 

DC. 

Thomas Luebke, AIA, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Federal Advisory Committee; 

Department of Defense Task Force on 

the Care, Management, and Transition 

of Recovering Wounded, Ill, and 

Injured Member of the Armed Forces 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Establishment of Federal 

advisory committee. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 

section 724 of Public Law 111–84, the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102– 

3.50, the Department of Defense gives 

notice that it is establishing the charter 

for the Department of Defense Task 

Force on the Care, Management, and 

Transition of Recovering Wounded, Ill, 

and Injured Member of the Armed 

Forces (hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Task 

Force’’). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Freeman, Deputy Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, 703–601–6128. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Task 

Force is a non-discretionary Federal 

advisory committee established to (a) 

access the effectiveness of the policies 

and programs developed and 

implemented by the Department of 

Defense, and by each of the Military 

Departments to assist and support the 

care, management, and transition of 

recovering wounded, ill, and injured 

members of the Armed Forces; and (b) 

make recommendations for the 

continuous improvements of such 

policies and programs. 

The Task Force, pursuant to section 

724(c) of public Law 111–84, shall no 

later than 12 months after the date on 

which all Task Force members have 

been appointed, and each year thereafter 

for the life of the Task Force, shall 

submit a report to the Secretary of 

Defense. 

The Task Force shall submit to the 

Secretary of Defense a report on the 

activities of the Task Force, and on the 

activities of the Department of Defense, 

to include the Military Departments, to 

assist and support the care, 

management, and transition of 

recovering wounded, ill, and injured 

members of the Armed Forces. At a 

minimum, the Task Force’s report shall 

include the following: 

a. The Task Force’s findings and 

conclusions as a result of its assessment 

of the effectiveness of developed and 

implemented DoD policies and 

programs, to include those by each of 

the Military Departments, to assist and 

support the care, Management, and 

transition of recovering wounded, ill, 

and injured members of the Armed 

Forces. 

b. A description of best practices and 

various ways in which the Department 

of Defense, to include the Military 

Departments, could more effectively 

address matters relating to the care, 

management, and transition of 

recovering wounded, ill, and injured 

members of the Armed Forces, 

including members of the Regular and 

Reserve Components, and support for 

their families. 

c. A plan listing and describing the 

Task Force’s activities for the upcoming 

year covered by the report. 

d. Such recommendations for other 

legislative or administrative action that 

the Task Force considers appropriate for 

measures to improve DoD-wide policies 

and programs in (a) above, which assist 

and support the care, management and 

transition of recovering wounded, ill, 

and injured members of the Armed 

Forces. 

The Task Force, for the purposes of its 

reports, shall fully comply with sections 

724(c)(2) and (3) of Public Law 111–84 

in all matters dealing with the reports; 

(a) methodology; and (b) matters to be 

reviewed and assessed. 

No later than 90 days after receiving 

the Task Force’s annual report, the 

Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

Committees on Armed Services of the 

Senate and the House of Representatives 

the report and the Secretary’s evaluation 

of the report. 

No later than six months after 

receiving the Task Force’s annual 

report, the Secretary of Defense, in 

consultation with the Secretaries of the 

Military Departments, shall submit to 

the Committees on Armed Services of 

the Senate and the House of 

Representatives a plan to implement the 

recommendations of the Task Force’s 

annual report. 

The Task Force, pursuant to section 

724(b) of Public Law 111–84, shall be 

comprised of not more than 14 members 

appointed by the Secretary of Defense. 

Pursuant to 724(b)(2) of Public Law 

111–84, the Secretary of Defense shall 

appoint: 

a. At least one member of each of the 

Regular Components of the Army, the 

Navy, the Air Force and the Marine 

Corps; 

b. One member of the National Guard; 

c. One member of a Reserve 

Component of the Armed Forces other 

than the National Guard; 

d. At least one family member of a 

wounded, ill, or injured member of the 

Armed Forces or veteran who has 

experience working with wounded, ill, 

and injured members of the Armed 

Forces or their families; and 

e. A number of person from outside 

the Department of Defense equal to the 

total number of personnel from within 

the Department of Defense (whether 

members of the Armed Forces or 

civilian personnel) who are appointed 

to the Task Force. 

Sections 724(b)(2) through (4) of 

Public Law 111–84, further stipulate the 

following Task Force appointment 

requirements: 

a. At least one individual appointed 

to the Task Force from within the 

Department of Defense shall be the 

Surgeon General of an Armed Force. 

b. The individuals appointed to the 

Task Force from outside the Department 

of Defense— 

i. With the concurrence of the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall 

include an officer or employee of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs; and 

ii. May include individuals from other 

departments or agencies of the Federal 

Government, from State and local 

agencies, or from the private sector. 

c. Persons appointed to the Task 

Force shall have experience in— 

i. Medical care and coordination for 

wounded, ill, and injured members of 

the Armed Forces; 

ii. Medical case management; 

iii. Non-medical case management; 

iv. The disability evaluation process 

for members of the Armed Forces; 

v. Veterans benefits; 

vi. Treatment of traumatic brain 

injury and post-traumatic stress 

disorder; 

vii. Family support; 

viii. Medical research; 

ix. Vocational rehabilitation; or 

x. Disability benefits. 

There shall be two co-chairs of the 

Task Force. One of the co-chairs shall be 

designated by the Secretary of Defense 

at the time of appointment from among 

the individuals appointed to the Task 

Force from within the Department of 

Defense. The other co-chair shall be 

selected from among the individuals 

appointed from outside the Department 

of Defense by those individuals. 


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Pursuant to sections 724(e)(1) of 

Public Law 111–84, Task Force 

members who are members of the 

Armed Forces or a civilian officer or 

employee of the United States shall 

serve on the Task Force without 

compensation (other than compensation 

to which entitled as a member of the 

Armed Forces or an officer or employee 

of the United States, as the case may be). 

Other Task Force members shall be 

appointed under the provisions of 5 

U.S.C. 316, and shall serve as special 

government employees. In addition, 

these special government employees 

shall serve with compensation under 

the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 3161. 

All Task Force members shall receive 

travel and per diem when traveling on 

official Task Force business. 

With DoD approval, the Task Force is 

authorized to establish subcommittees, 

as necessary and consistent with its 

mission. These subcommittees or 

working groups shall operate under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the Government 

in the Sunshine Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 

552b), and other governing Federal 

regulations. 

Such subcommittees or workgroups 

shall not work independently of the 

chartered Task Force, and shall report 

all their recommendation and advice to 

the Task Force for full deliberation and 

discussion. Subcommittees or 

workgroups have no authority to make 

decisions on behalf of the chartered 

Task Force; nor can they report directly 

to the Department of Defense or any 

Federal officers or employees who are 

no Task Force members. 

Subcommittee members, who are not 

Task Force members, shall be appointed 

in the same manner as Task Force 

members. 

The Task Force shall meet at the call 

of the Designated Federal Officer, in 

consultation with the co-chairs. The 

estimated number of Task Force 

meetings is five per year. 

The Designated Federal Officer, 

pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a fulltime or permanent part-time DoD 

employee, and shall be appointed in 

accordance with established DoD 

policies and procedures. 

In addition, the Designated Federal 

Officer is required to be in attendance 

at all Task Force and subcommittee 

meetings; however, in the absence of the 

Designated Federal Officer, the 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer 

shall attend the meeting. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to the Department of Defense 

Task Force on the Care, Management, 

and Transition of Recovering Wounded, 

Ill, and injured Member of the Armed 

Forces membership about the Task 

Force’s mission and functions. Written 

statements may be submitted at any 

time or in response to the stated agenda 

of planned meeting of the Department of 

Defense Task Force on the Care, 

Management, and Transition of 

Recovering Wounded, Ill, and injured 

Member of the Armed Forces. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Department of Defense 

Task Force on the Care, Management, 

and Transition of Recovering Wounded, 

Ill, and injured Member of the Armed 

Forces, and this individual will ensure 

that the written statements are provided 

to the membership for their 

consideration. Contact information for 

the Department of Defense Task Force 

on the Care, Management, and 

Transition of Recovering Wounded, Ill, 

and injured Member of the Armed 

Forces Designated Federal Officer can 

be obtained from the GSA’s FACA 

Database—https://www.fido.gov/ 

facadatabase/public.asp. 

The Designated Federal Officer, 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will 

announce planned meetings of the 

Department of Defense Task Force on 

the Care, Management, and Transition 

of Recovering Wounded, Ill, and injured 

Member of the Armed Forces. The 

Designated Federal Officer, at that time, 

may provide additional guidance on the 

submission of written statements that 

are in response to the stated agenda for 

the planned meeting in question. 

Dated: September 22, 2010. 

Mitchell S. Bryman, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services; Overview 

Information; Technology and Media 

Services for Individuals With 

Disabilities—The Accessible 

Instructional Materials (AIM) Personnel 

Development Center; Notice Inviting 

Applications for New Awards for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2011 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.327W. 

Dates: Applications Available: 

September 28, 2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: November 29, 2010. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: January 26, 2011. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purposes of 

the Technology and Media Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities program is 

to: (1) Improve results for children with 

disabilities by promoting the 

development, demonstration, and use of 

technology; (2) support educational 

media services activities designed to be 

of educational value in the classroom 

setting for children with disabilities; 

and (3) provide support for captioning 

and video description of educational 

materials that are appropriate for use in 

the classroom setting, including 

television programs, videos, and 

programs and materials associated with 

new and emerging technologies, such as 

CDs, DVDs, video streaming, and other 

forms of multimedia. 

Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority is from 

allowable activities specified in the 

statute (see sections 674 and 681(d) of 

the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. 1400 et 

seq.). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2011 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

Technology and Media Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities—The 

Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) 

Personnel Development Center. 

Background: IDEA requires States to 

provide a free appropriate public 

education (FAPE) to all children with 

disabilities. FAPE includes the 

provision of educational materials in 

accessible formats for children with 

disabilities eligible for services under 

Part B of IDEA, including children with 

visual impairments and with other print 

disabilities (section 674(e)(3)(A) of 

IDEA). 

The 2004 amendments to IDEA added 

provisions to improve the timely 

production and dissemination of 

educational materials in accessible 

formats for students who are blind or 

who have print disabilities (see sections 

612(a)(23) and 674(e) of IDEA). These 

provisions include the following: 

• States must adopt the National 

Instructional Materials Accessibility 

Standard (NIMAS) (section 612(a)(23) of 

IDEA). NIMAS is a technical standard 

used by publishers to produce source 

files that may be used to develop 


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