An Act to create a new division for the Western District of Texas, and for other purposes
PL 90-216 (H.R.8338), enacted 12/18/1967

81 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 90-216-DEC. 18, 1967 
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Public Law 90-215 
AN A C T 
December 18, 1967 
To amend section 319 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit natural- 
[H. R. 2138] 
ization for certain employees of United States nonprofit organizations engaged 
in disseminating information which significantly promotes United States 
interest, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section pja""'nliu !°AC^"'^ 
319 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (66 Stat. 244) is ame'ndment. " ' 
amended by adding a new subsection (c) to read as follows: 
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"(c) Any person who (1) is employed by a bona fide United States 
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profit organiza-
mcorporated nonpront organization which is principally engaged m tions. 
conducting abroad through communications media the dissemination 
of information which significantly promotes United States interests 
abroad and which is recognized as such by the Attorney General, and 
(2) has been so employed continuously for a period of not less than 
five years after a lawful admission for permanent residence, and (3) 
who files his petition for naturalization while so employed or within 
six months following the termination thereof, and (4) who is in the 
United States at the time of naturalization, and (5) who declares 
before the naturalization court in good faith an intention to take up 
residence within the United States immediately upon termination of 
such employment, may be naturalized upon compliance with all the 
requirements of this Title except that no prior residence or specified 
period of physical presence within the United States or any State 
or within the jurisdiction of the court, or proof thereof, shall be 
required." 
(b) The title preceding section 319 is amended to read as follows: 
"MARRIED 
PERSONS 
AND 
EMPLOYEES 
OF 
CERTAIN 
NONPROFIT 
ORGANIZATIONS". 
(c) The table of contents (Title III—Nationality and Naturaliza-
tion, ch. 2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by 
changing the designation of section 319 to read as follows: 
"Sec. 319. Married persons and employees of certain nonprofit organizations." 
Approved December 18, 1967„ 
Public Law 90-216 
A N A C T 
December 18, 1967 
To ci'eate a new division for the Western District of Texas, and for other 
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purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 124(d) 
of title 28, LTnited States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by amendhig j)aragraph (3) to read as follows: 
division. 
Courts. 
Texas, Western 
"(3) The El Paso Division comprises the county of El Paso."; 
(2) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows: 
"(6) The Pecos Division comprises the counties of Brewster, 
Culberson, Jeff Davis, Hudspeth, Loving, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, 
Ward, and Winkler."; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
"(7) The Midland-Odessa Division comprises the counties of 
Andrews, Crane, Ector, Martin, Midland, and Upton, 
62 Stat. 893. 
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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 court-
room 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. 
December 18, 1967 
[H. R. 8376] 
Courts. 
New York, East-
ern District. 
62 Stat. 886. 
Public Law 90-217 
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 hy the Senate and House of Revresentatives 
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. 
December 18, 1967 
[H. J. Res. 888] 
Continuing 
appropriations, 
1968. 
Ante, pp. 256, 
518. 
Public Law 90-218 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1968, and for other purposes. 
Resolved hy 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 
E X P E N D I T U R E S 
SEC. 201. In view of developments which constitute a threat to the 
economy with resulting inflation, the Congress hereby finds and deter-
mines 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 limi-
tations 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 ap-
propriation 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