2019-24321. Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans will meet on December 3-5, 2019, at the Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Sonny Montgomery Conference Room 230, Washington, DC. The meeting sessions will begin and end as follows:

Dates	Times
December 3, 2019	8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.—Eastern Standard Time (EST).
December 4, 2019	8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST.
December 5, 2019	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST.

Note: On December 5th, the morning session will begin at 8:00 a.m. and adjourn at 11:00 a.m. The afternoon session will reconvene at 1:00 p.m. in room 530 and adjourn at 4:00 p.m.

All meeting sessions are open to the public.

The purposes of the Committee are to advise the Secretary on the administration of VA benefits and services to minority Veterans; assess the needs of minority Veterans; and evaluate whether VA compensation, medical and rehabilitation services, outreach, and other programs are meeting those needs. The Committee makes recommendations to the Secretary regarding such activities.

On December 3, the Committee will receive briefings and updates from the Office of Transition and Economic Development, Center for Minority Veterans, National Cemetery Administration, Veterans Experience Office, National Center for Veterans Analysis, Office of Tribal Government Relations, Million Veteran Program and Veterans Benefits Administration. On December 4, the Committee will receive briefings and updates from the Board of Veterans Appeals, Veterans Health Administration, Center for Women Veterans, Women's Health Services, Mental Health, Office of Telehealth, Office of Rural Health and Office of Health Equity. On December 5, the Committee will receive a briefing and update on Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Ex-Officio Update and hold an exit briefing with VBA, VHA and NCA. The Committee will receive public comments from 10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. After the Leadership Exit Briefing, the Committee will continue to work on their report.

A sign-in sheet for those who want to give comments will be available at the meeting. Individuals who speak are invited to submit a 1-2 page summary of their comments at the time of the meeting for inclusion in the official meeting record. Members of the public may also submit written statements for the Committee's review to Ms. Juanita Mullen, Department of Veterans Affairs, Center for Minority Veterans (00M), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, or email at [e-mail]. Because the meeting will be in a Government building, anyone attending must be prepared to show a valid photo ID for checking in. Please allow 15 minutes before the meeting begins for this process. Any member of the public wishing to attend or seeking additional information should contact Ms. Mullen or Mr. Dennis May at [phone] or by fax at [phone].

Dated: November 4, 2019.

Jelessa M. Burney,

Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.