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Advisory Committee

A group of people formed to give advice or make recommendations to a larger organization or government body.

Subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code

A specific section of federal law dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs, where this new committee's rules would be added.

Ex officio members

Members of a committee who are included because of another office or position they hold, rather than by direct appointment.

Quorum

The minimum number of members of a committee or assembly who must be present for the valid transaction of business.

Rehabilitation Act of 1973

A federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by federal agencies, in programs receiving federal financial assistance, in federal employment, and in the employment practices of federal contractors.

Section 508 Office

An office within a federal agency responsible for ensuring that electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities, as required by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Architectural Accessibility Program