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 PUBLIC LAW 95-271—APR. 28, 1978

92 STAT. 221

Public Law 95-271 95th Congress An Act To amend title 28, United States Code, to move the place for holding court for the district court of the Eastern District of New York to Brooklyn and Hempstead, and for other purposes.

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 Hempstead (including the village of Uniondale).". SEC. 2. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, by order made anywhere within its district, may pretermit the regular session of court at Hempstead until Federal quarters and accommodations are available and ready for occupancy, except that for the entire period and such pretermission, a special session of the court shall be held at Westbury. Pretermission may be ordered without regard to the provisions of section 140(a) of title 28, United States Code. SEC. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 142 of title 28, United States Code, the Administrator of General Services, at the request of the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, shall continue to provide existing quarters and accommodations at Westbury for the duration of the special session held pursuant to section 2 of this Act. Appropriations to the judicial branch of Government shall be available to the Director to make necessary disbursements for such quarters and accommodations, and to pay user charges as required by section 210 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490), at rates otherwise authorized by law. SEC. 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 456 of title 28, United States Code, any judge, and any officer or employee of the judicial branch, whose official station is, on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, Westbury, may maintain that official station for the duration of the special session held pursuant to section 2 of this Act. SEC. 5. The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may pay travel and transportation expenses in accordance with subchapter II, chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, to any officer or employee of the judicial branch whose official station changes as a consequence of this Act and who relocates his residence incident to such change of official station. Approved April 28, 1978.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: SENATE REPORT No. 95-728 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): Apr. 12, considered and passed Senate. Apr. 25, considered and passed House.

Apr. 28, 1978 [S. 2597]

New York District Court relocation.

28 USC 112 note.

28 USC 112 note.

28 USC 112 note.

28 USC 112 note. 5 USC 5721 et seq.

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