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WITNESS LIST

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS

SUBCOMMITTEE ON BENEFITS

Hearing on H.R. 1247, H.R. 1476, H.R. 1484, H.R. 1603, H.R. 1663, H.R. 2040

Wednesday, June 16, 1999, 10:30 a.m.

334 Cannon House Office Building

Panel 1

Honorable Corrine Brown

Honorable Michael Doyle

Honorable Bob Barr

Honorable Ken Calvert

Panel 2

Mr. Roger Rapp
Acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs

Accompanied by

Ms. Judy Caden
Deputy Director, Loan Guaranty Service
Veterans Benefits Administration

Honorable Espiridion (Al) Borrego
Assistant Secretary for Veterans Employment and Training
Department of Labor

Major General John P. Herrling (Ret)
Secretary
American Battle Monuments Commission

Panel 3

Mr. Peter Gaytan
Legislative Director
AMVETS

Master Sergeant Michael P. Cline (Ret)
Executive Director
Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States

Ms. Linda Boone
Executive Director
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans

Mr. John R. Vitikacs
Assistant Director
National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission
The American Legion

Panel 4

Ms. Joy Ilem
Associate National Legislative Director
Disabled American Veterans

Mr. Harley Thomas
Associate Legislative Director
Paralyzed Veterans of America

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

Mr. Richard F. Weidman
Director of Government Relations
Vietnam Veterans of America

Statement for the Record

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