43 U.S.C. § 892 : US Code - Section 892: Entries after expiration of grant

Search 43 U.S.C. § 892 : US Code - Section 892: Entries after expiration of grant

All such preemption and homestead entries which may have been
made by permission of the Land Department, or in pursuance of the
rules and instructions thereof, within the limits of any land grant
at a time subsequent to expiration of such grant, shall be deemed
valid, and a compliance with the laws and the making of the proof
required shall entitle the holder of such claim to a patent
therefor.