Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, Notice of Meeting
Published Date: 1/17/2025
Notice
Summary
The VA’s Advisory Committee will meet online on February 11, 2025, to finalize recommendations for improving services to Veterans living in U.S. territories and freely associated states. This meeting affects Veterans in places like Guam, Puerto Rico, and Micronesia, aiming to make VA programs better for them. The public can join, comment, and help shape these important changes—no money changes announced, but better support is on the way!
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VA Advisory Finalizes Territorial Veterans Recommendations
If you are a Veteran living in American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau, the VA Advisory Committee will meet online on February 11, 2025 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern to review and vote to submit its final draft report with recommendations to improve VA programs and services for those covered Veterans.
Public May Join and Comment Online
The meeting on February 11, 2025 (6 p.m.-7 p.m. ET) is open to the public via Microsoft Teams (meeting ID 214 928 356 173, passcode me2Sz2Mn) or by phone, and the Committee will accept written comments submitted by email no later than February 4, 2025 to the listed Designated Federal Officers.
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