Joint resolution to amend the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 to increase the amount authorized for the Interstate System for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, to authorize the apportionment of such amount, and for other purposes.
PL 89-139 (S.J.Res.81), enacted 08/28/1965

72 Stat. 1171; 
74 Stat. 820. 
578 
PUBLIC LAW 89-139-AUG. 28, 1965 
[79 STAT. 
(1) deleting in the table of sections at the head thereof: 
'•1502A. Blinded veterans" 
"ir)0.*i. Traininj: and training facilities" 
and inserting in lieu thereof: 
•'ir»OH. Periods of eligibility" 
and adding to the end of such table the following: 
'•l."li. Training and training facilities". 
(2) deleting subsection (c) of section 1502 (except paragrajjh 
(4) thereof), and changing *'(4)" immediately preceding "Voca-
tional rehabilitation" in such section to "(c)''5 
76 Stat. 393. 
(3) deleting section 1502A; 
72 Stat. 1171. 
(4) redesignating section 1503 "Training and training facili-
ties" as section 1511 and transferring that section, as so redesig-
nated, to the end of the chapter. 
Exception. 
s;;;^.^. 3 \j^y veteran entitled to vocational rehabilitation training 
under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, until July 25, 1965, 
])ursuant to section 1502(c) (2) of such title, prior to the amendment 
made by this Act, shall continue to liave tlie right to receive such train-
ing until such date, notwithstanding the amendments made by sections 
1 and 2 hereof. 
Approved August 26, 1965. 
Public Law 89-139 
August 28, 1965 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
[S. J. Res. 81] 
Xo amend the Federal-Aid Highway Act of ll)">(> to increase the amount author-
ized for the Interstate System for the tiscal year ending .June 30, 19(J7, to 
authorize the ai)iM)rtioninent of such amount, and for other purposes. 
Reifolved hy the Senate and Hou^e of Repre-'^entatlves of the United 
Federal-Aid 
States' of Amevica in C^ongresft assembled^ That subsection (b) of 
i956ramendment. sectiou 108 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, as amended, is 
75 Stat. 122. 
amended by striking out "tlie additional sum of $2,900,000,000 for the 
23 us 101 note. |^gpj^| yg^^j. gndiug Juue 30. 1967," and inserting in lieu thereof "the 
additional sum of $3,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1967,". 
f1unds''°"'"^"' 
'*''''^'' ^" '^"^^ Secretary of Commerce is authorized to make the 
aj^portionment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, of the sum 
authorized to be appropriated for such year for expenditures on the 
National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, using the 
apportionment factors contained in table 5 of House Document Num-
bered 42, Eighty-ninth Congress, but the Congress reserves the right 
to disapprove the cost estimate for completion of such National Sys-
tem submitted by the Secretary on January 11,1965, and contained in 
such document. 
Future highway 
c;^^, 3 j^- jg ^^|^g geuse of Cougress that the Secretary of Commerce, 
Report to 
actuig uuder authority of existing law and through the Bureau of 
Congress. 
I'ublic Roads, shall report to Congress in Januai-y, 1968, and in Janu-
ary of every second year thereafter, his estimates of the future high-
way needs of the Nation. 
23 use 101-134. 
s^(.^ 4_ (j^) Chapter 1 of title 23 of the I'nited States Code is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
"§ 135. Highway safety programs 
"After December 31, 1967, each State should have a. highway safety 
])rogram, approved by the Secretary, designed to reduce traffic acci-
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dents and deaths, injuries, and property damage resulting therefrom, 
on highways on the Federal-aid system. Such highway saiety pro-
gram should be in accordance with uniform standards approved by 
the Secretary and should include, but not be limited to, provisions 
for an effective accident records system, and measures calculated to 
improve driver performance, vehicle safety, highway design and 
maintenance, traffic control, and surveillance of traffic for detection 
and correction of high or potentially high accident locations." 
(b) The analysis of chapter 1 of title 23 of the United States Code 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"l.S.">. Highway safety programs." 
Approved August 28, 1965. 
Public Law 89-140 
AN ACT 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize transiwrtation at Government 
expense for dei)endents accompanying members of the uniforme<l services at 
their i>osts of duty outside the United States, who require me<lical care not 
h>cally available. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That chapter 53 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by adding the following new section at the end thereof: 
*
*
§ 1040. Transportation of dependent patients 
"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a dependent accom-
panying)^ a member of the uniformed services who is stationed outside 
tlie United States and who is on active duty for a period of more than 
thirty days requires medical attention which is not available in the 
locality, transportation of the dependents at the expense of the United 
States is authorized to the nearest appropriate medical facility in 
which adequate medical care is available. On his recovery or when it 
is administratively determined that the patient should be removed 
from the medical facility involved, the dependent may be transported 
at the expense of the L^nited States to the duty station of the member 
or to such other ])lace determined to be appropriate under the cir-
cumstances. If a dependent is unable to travel unattended, round-trip 
trans])ortation and travel expenses may be furnished 
necessary 
attendants. 
"(b) This section does not authorize transportation and travel 
expenses for a dependent for elective surgery which is determined to 
be not medically indicated by a medical authority designated under 
joint regulations to be prescribed under this section. 
"(c) 'Dependent' and 'uniformed services' in this section have the 
meanings of those terms as defined in section 1072 of this title. 
"(d) Transportation and travel expenses authorized by this sec-
tion shall be furnished in accordance with joint regulations to be 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Health, 
Education, and Welfare, which shall require the use of transpor-
tiition facilities of the United States insofar as practicable."; and 
(2) by adding the folloAving new item at the end of the 
analysis: 
'•;104<). Ti'ansiw)i"tation of dei)endent i)atients." 
Approved August 28, 1965. 
August 23, 1965 
[H. R. 7595] 
Uniformed serv-
ices. 
Dependent pa-
tients, transpor-
tation. 
10 u s e 1031-
1039. 
Definitions. 
72 Stat. 1446..