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PUBLIC LAW 90-217-DEC. 18, 1967

[81 STAT.

"Court for the Midland-Odessa Division shall be held at Midland. Court may be held, in the discretion of the court, in Odessa, when courtroom facilities are made available at no expense to the Government." (4) by deleting the word "six" in the first sentence of subsection (d) and inserting in lieu thereof the word "seven". Approved December 18, 1967.

Public Law 90-217 December 18, 1967 [H. R. 8376]

Courts. New York, Eastern District. 62 Stat. 886.

AN ACT To provide that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York shall be held at Brooklyn, New York, and Mineola, New York. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the second paragraph of- section 112(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "Court for the Eastern District shall be held at Brooklyn and Mineola." Approved December 18, 1967. Public Law 90-218

December 18, 1967 [H. J. R e s. 888]

Continuing appropriations, 1968. Ante, pp. 256, 518.

JOINT RESOLUTION Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1968, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the joint resolution of October 5, 1967 (Public Law 90-102) is hereby amended by striking out "October 28, 1967" and inserting in lieu thereof "December 20, 1967". TITLE II—REDUCTIONS IN OBLIGATIONS AND EXPENDITURES SEC. 201. In view of developments which constitute a threat to the economy with resulting inflation, the Congress hereby finds and determines that, taking into account action on appropriation bills to date, Federal obligations and expenditures in controllable programs for the fiscal year 1968 should be reduced by no less than $9 billion and $4 billion, respectively, below the President's budget requests. The limitations hereafter required are necessary for that purpose. SEC. 202. (a) During the fiscal year 1968, no department or agency of the Executive Branch of the Government shall incur obligations in excess of the lesser of— (1) the aggregate amount available to each such department or agency as obligational authority in the fiscal year 1968 through appropriation acts or other laws, or (2) an amount determined by reducing the aggregate budget estimate of obligations for such department or agency in the fiscal year 1968 by— (i) 2 percent of the amount included in such estimate for personnel compensation and benefits, plus

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