An Act to provide for a temporary increase of $10,700,000,000 in the public debt limit and to extend the period to which this temporary limit applies to June 30, 1974.
PL 93-173 (H.R.11104), enacted 12/03/1973

87 
STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-173-DEC. 3, 1973 
691 
(5) Section 9343 is amended by striking out" (2)-(8)" and inserting 
H ^*g^- g^^^ 
in place thereof "(2)-(9)". 
SEC. 4. The amendments made by this Act shall be effective beginning 
Effective date. 
with the nominations for appointments to the service academies in 
the calendar year 1974. 
Approved November 29, 1973. 
Public Law 93-172 
AN ACT 
To extend the life of the .Tune 5, 1972, grand jury of the United States District 
Court for the District of Columbia. 
November 30, 1973 
[H. R. 10937] 
tension. 
18 u s e app. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepresentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Gonqress assembled. That (a) notwith- 
u.s. District 
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Court for the Dis" 
standing rule 6(g) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, or trict o
f Columbia. 
any other law, rule, or regulation, the term of the grand jury of the. 
Grand jury o
f 
United States District Court for the District of Columbia which was /""fii.: ^^^^' 
impaneled on June 5, 1972, is extended to June 4, 1974. If the United 
States District Court for the District of Columbia determines that the 
business of the grand jury will not be completed by that date, that 
court is authorized to extend its term for an additional six months. 
(b) If the United States District Court for the District of Columbia 
fails to extend the term of the grand jury beyond the statutory exten-
sion period ending June 4,1974, the Chief Judge of the United States 
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit may extend its 
term for an additional six months on application by the grand jury 
upon the affirmative vote of a majority of its members that it has not 
completed its business. Upon the making of such an application by 
the grand jury, its term shall continue until the Chief Judge of the 
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 
enters an appropriate order. In no event shall the term of the grand 
jury extend beyond December 4, 1974. 
Approved November 30, 1973. 
Expiration date. 
Public Law 93-173 
AN ACT 
To provide for a temporary increase of $10,700,000,000 in the public debt limit and 
to extend the period to which this temporary limit applies to June 30, 1974. 
December 3, 1973 
[H. R. 11104] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That during the 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 
on June 30,1974, the public debt limit set forth in the first sentence of 
section 21 of the Second Liberty Bond Act (31 U.S.C. 757b) shall be 
temporarily increased by $75,700,000,000. 
SEC. 2. Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, section 101 
of the Act of October 27, 1972, providing for a temporary increase in 
the public debt limit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973 (Public 
Law 92-599), as amended by the first section of Public Law 93-53, is 
hereby repealed. 
Approved December 3, 1973. 
Public debt 
limit. 
Temporary in-
crease. 
Ante, 
p. 134. 
Repeal; effec-
tive date. 
Ante, 
p. 134.