30 U.S.C. § 541i

August 11, 1955section 541 of this titleProvidedAugust 11, 1955Twenty years after , all lands subject to the provisions of shall be withdrawn from all forms of entry under this chapter. All claims made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall expire at that time, except for (1) claims for which patent has already been issued, and (2) claims on which application for patent has already been made and on which patent is subsequently issued: , That, if the President shall so provide by Executive order, the provisions of this section shall not become effective until thirty years after .