Section 1151, R.S. § 2447; act 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 , related to issuance of patents for confirmed claims. Section 1152, R.S. § 2448, related to effect of patents to persons dead before issue. Section 1153, act June 6, 1874, ch. 223, § 1, 18 Stat. 62 , related to confirming titles to lands in Missouri in existence prior to June 6, 1874 . Section 1154, act June 6, 1874, ch. 223, § 2, 18 Stat. 62 , related to unimpairing, etc., rights in existence prior to June 6, 1874 . Section 1155, act Jan. 28, 1879, ch. 30, §§ 1–4, 20 Stat. 274 , 275; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946 , 11 F.R. 7876 , 60 Stat. 1100 , authorized issuance of certificates of location of private land claims for certain States. Section 1156, act May 30, 1894, ch. 87, 28 Stat. 84 ; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946 , 11 F.R. 7876 , 60 Stat. 1100 , authorized issuance of patents for locations under certificates made prior to Jan. 28, 1879 , under former section 1155 of this title . Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of Repeal Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 705(a) , Oct. 21, 1976 , 90 Stat. 2792 , provided that the repeal made by section 705(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 .