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- The Office of Research and Development (OR&D)convenes periodic meetings of the Council to provide external consultation
and review for VA’s research mission. The Council provides advice and makes recommendations to the Chief Research and Development
Officer, the Under Secretary for Health and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, concerning the nature and scope of Research
and Development activities. Since this Council is a policy and not a review board, it does not consider specific research
proposals. The Council periodically forwards letters to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs expressing concern about specific
research issues. As advisory to the Secretary and Under Secretary for Health, the Council conducts an annual assessment of
the VA ORD's Research Program as part of the Performance Assessment Rating Tool process. The Council discussed the balance
of the research, which ranges from specific health concerns of military personnel returning from service in Iraq and Afghanistan
to health issues facing older Veterans.
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