# § 193a. Preference right of United States to purchase coal for Army and Navy; price for coal; civil actions; jurisdiction
The United States shall, at all times, have the preference right to purchase so much of the product of any mine or mines opened upon the lands sold under the provisions of this Act, as may be necessary for the use of the Army and Navy, and at such reasonable and remunerative price as may be fixed by the President; but the producers of any coal so purchased who may be dissatisfied with the price thus fixed shall have the right to prosecute suits against the United States in the United States Court of Federal Claims for the recovery of any additional sum or sums they may claim as justly due upon such purchase.
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**Source Credit**: (May 28, 1908, ch. 211, § 2, 35 Stat. 424; Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 160(a)(10), Apr. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 48; Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(b)(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is , . Sections 1, 3, and 4 of this Act related to consolidation of claims permitted and the limit of acreage, prohibition against unlawful trusts, etc., and contents of patents, respectively, and are not classified to the Code.
### Codification
Section was not enacted as part of , , known as the Mineral Leasing Act, which comprises this chapter.
Section was formerly classified to , Territories and Insular Possessions.
### Amendments
1992— substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court”.
1982— substituted “United States Claims Court” for “Court of Claims”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
### Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.