Does federal law already prohibit mid-decade redistricting?

Amid the latest surge in mid-decade redistricting and litigation surrounding it, it is worth reading federal law with respect to redistricting closely. Here’s 2 U.S.C. § 2a(c) , this language enacted in 1941:

Until a State is redistricted in the manner provided by the law thereof after any apportionment, the Representatives to which such State is entitled under such apportionment shall be elected in the following manner . . . .

And here’s 2 U.S.C. § 2c , this language enacted in 1967:

In each State entitled in the Ninety-first Congress or in any subsequent Congress thereafter to more than one Representative under an apportionment made pursuant to the provisions of section 2a(a) of this title, there shall be established by law a number of districts equal to the number of Representa