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WITNESS LIST AND STATEMENTS

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS

SUBCOMMITTEE ON BENEFITS

Hearing on H.R. 1071, the Montgomery GI Bill Improvements Act of 1999 and

H.R. 1182, the Servicemembers Educational Opportunities Act of 1999

Thursday, May 20, 1999, 10:00 a.m.

334 Cannon House Office Building

Panel 1

Ms. Nora Egan
Deputy Under Secretary for Management
Veterans Benefits Administration

Accompanied by:

Mr. Dennis B. Douglass
Deputy Director of Education Service
Veterans Benefits Administration

Panel 2

Dr. Steven F. Kime
Chairman
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Education

Ms. Judith Lee Ladd
President
American School Counselor Association

Mr. David A. Guzman President
National Association of Veterans Program Administrators

Mr. C. Donald Sweeney
Legislative Director
National Association of State Approving Agencies

Panel 3

Mr. Sid Daniels
Deputy Director,
National Legislative Services
Veterans of Foreign Wars

Mr. William F. Frasure
Deputy Director, Government Relations
Vietnam Veterans of America

Mr. Peter Gaytan
Legislative Director
AMVETS

Mr. Matthew L. Puglisi
Assistant Director
National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission
The American Legion

Mr. Harley Thomas
Associate Legislative Director
Paralyzed Veterans of America

Panel 4

Mr. Larry D. Rhea
Deputy Director, Legislative Affairs
Non Commissioned Officers Association

Mr. Charles L. Calkins
National Executive Secretary
Fleet Reserve Association

Mr. John J. Daly
Legislative Assistant
The Retired Enlisted Association

Mr. Benjamin H. Butler, USMC (Ret)
Associate Legislative Counsel
National Association for Uniformed Services

Panel 5

Mr. Joshua W. Krebs, USAF (Ret)
Manager, Legislative Affairs
Air Force Sergeants Association

Mr. Theodore Stroup, USA (Ret)
Vice President
Association of the U.S. Army

Mr. Robert F. Norton, USA (Ret)
Deputy Director, Government Relations
The Retired Officers Association