# 2026-05111: VA Extends Rural Veterans Health Advisory Committee Two Years

2026-05111, Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee, is a Federal Register notice from Veterans Affairs Department published 2026-03-16; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-05111
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-05111
- Title: Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Veterans Affairs Department
- Citation: 91 FR 12669
- Published: 2026-03-16
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

VA Extends Rural Veterans Health Advisory Committee Two Years

## Summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs is renewing the Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee for two more years to keep improving health care for Veterans living in rural areas. This group of up to 15 members helps the VA find better ways to deliver services and make sure rural Veterans get the care they deserve. The committee’s work costs about $184,000 a year and includes travel and meeting expenses.

## Abstract

We are giving notice that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs intends to renew the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee for a 2-year period. The Secretary has determined that the Committee is necessary and in the public interest.

## Effects PRIA read

- VRHAC renewed to advise rural Veterans: benefit, low. You are a Veteran living in a rural area: the Department of Veterans Affairs is renewing the Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee for a two-year period from the filing date of the charter's renewal. The committee (up to 12 appointed members and up to 3 ex‑officio members) will advise the Secret…

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## Sources
- [2026-05111 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/16/2026-05111/veterans-rural-health-advisory-committee)
- [2026-05111 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-16/pdf/2026-05111.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-05111 (as of 2026-06-08).