08/25/1966
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"The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may authorize or approve the payment of the actual necessary expenses of travel, including lodging and subsistence, of any claimant or beneficiary of the Veteran..."
"Whenever a claimant or beneficiary requires an attendant other than an employee of the Veterans' Administration for the performance of travel specified in Sections 1 and 2 hereof, the travel expenses ..."
"Payment of the following expenses or allowances in connection with vocational rehabilitation, counseling, or upon termination of examination, treatment, or care, may be made before the completion of t..."
"I, Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate December 1, 1966, as National Civil Air Patrol Day;"