Pub. L. 88-241, pt. II, tit. 17, ch. 3, sec. 16

Sec. 16. Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the District of Columbia Code, as set out in section 1 of this Act, does not divest the United States District Court for the District of Columbia of jurisdiction and power to consider, and to enter and enforce judgments, orders, and decrees in any action, application, or proceeding, as described in section 11–1141 of the Code, filed in the District Court prior to the effective date of section 105 of the Act of April 11, 1956 (ch. 204,70 Stat. 112), to the same extent as if chapter 11 had not been enacted.