; and (B) the leaseholder is required to pay the amounts directly to the State. ; and (3) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting and except as provided in subsection (b) before , any rentals . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 6(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands ( 30 U.S.C. 355(a) ) is amended— (A) in the first sentence, by striking Subject to the provisions of section 35(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 191(b) ), all and inserting All ; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking of the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 450; 30 U.S.C. 191 ) and inserting of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 191 ) . (2) Section 20(a) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 ( 30 U.S.C. 1019(a) ) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the second sentence, by striking the provisions of subsection (b) of section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 191(b) ) and . (3) Section 205(f) of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 ( 30 U.S.C. 1735(f) ) is amended by striking the fourth, fifth, and sixth sentences.