Section, acts [May 14, 1898, ch. 299, § 1], [30 Stat. 409]; [Mar. 3, 1903, ch. 1002], [32 Stat. 1028]; [Aug. 24, 1912, ch. 387, § 1], [37 Stat. 512]; [Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, § 1], [42 Stat. 208]; [Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462], [43 Stat. 1144]; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, [60 Stat. 1100]; [Apr. 29, 1950, ch. 137, § 1], [64 Stat. 94]; [Aug. 3, 1955, ch. 496, § 1], [69 Stat. 444], set forth provisions relating to applicability of homestead laws to Alaska. Section was formerly classified to [section 371 of Title 48], Territories and Insular Possessions.
Effective Date of Repeal
[Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 703(a)], Oct. 21, 1976, [90 Stat. 2789], provided that the repeal made by section 703(a) is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.
Savings Provision
Repeal by [Pub. L. 94–579] not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see [section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579], set out as a note under [section 1701 of this title].