Section, act Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 361, 39 Stat. 518 , provided for applicability of homestead and desert land laws to military reservations in Nevada. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of Repeal Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 702 , Oct. 21, 1976 , 90 Stat. 2787 , provided that the repeal made by section 702 is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976 , except such effective date to be on and after tenth anniversary of date of approval of this Act, Oct. 21, 1976 , insofar as homestead laws apply to public lands in Alaska. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 703(a) , Oct. 21, 1976 , 90 Stat. 2789 , additionally 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 .