Limitation on patents

(a) Mining claims (1) Determinations required After the effective date of this Act, no patent shall be issued by the United States for any mining claim located under the general mining laws unless the Secretary determines that, for such mining claim— (A) a patent application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (B) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30), in the case of a vein or lode claim, or sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of that Act (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37), in the case of a placer claim, were fully complied with by that date. (2) Right to patent If the Secretary makes the determinations required under paragraph (1) for any mining claim, the claim holder shall be entitled to the issuance of a patent in the same manner and degree to which such claim holder would have been entitled to before the effective date of this Act, unless such determinations are withdrawn or invalidated by the Secretary or by a court of the United States. (b) Millsites (1) Determinations required After the effective date of this Act, no patent shall be issued by the United States for any millsite located under the general mining laws unless the Secretary determines that, for such millsite— (A) a patent application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (B) all requirements applicable to such patent application were fully complied with before that date. (2) Right to patent If the Secretary makes the determinations required under paragraph (1) for any millsite, the claim holder shall be entitled to the issuance of a patent in the same manner and degree to which such claim holder would have been entitled to before the effective date of this Act, unless such determinations are withdrawn or invalidated by the Secretary or by a court of the United States.