The following list of 24 VA advisory committees includes 15 that have been established by statute (with an asterisk *) and 9 nonstatutory panels designed to provide advice on selected VA programs and policies.  The advisory committees listed below are arranged alphabetically according to key words (bold print) in their titles.  Immediately following the list of committees are summaries of the committees’ objectives.

 1. VA National Academic Affiliations Council

*2.  Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and Memorials  

  3. Clinical Science Research and Development Service Cooperative Studies Scientific Evaluation Committee

*4.  Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation   

*5.  Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education

*6.  Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards

*7.  Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War

  8.  Genomic Medicine Program Advisory Committee

*9.  Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee

*10.  Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses

 11.  Health Services Research and Development Service Merit Review Board

*12.  Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans

  13.  Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and Clinical   Science Research and Development Services Scientific Merit Review Board

*14.  Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans

  15.  National Research Advisory Council

*16.  Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special Disabilities Programs

*17.  Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans

*18.  Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Rehabilitation

  19.  Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Scientific Merit Review Board

 20.  Veterans’ Rural Health Advisory Committee

*21.  Special Medical Advisory Group

*22.  Advisory Committee on Structural Safety of Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities

 23.  Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service National Advisory Committee

*24.  Advisory Committee on Women Veterans