Legal corpus: U.S. Code titles 1–11 from pinned OLRC XML (11,050 sections)

Raw OLRC USLM XML zips @ release 119-100 (retrieved 2026-07-04 via
Atlas depot), ingested with the standard pipeline: raw snapshot ->
per-section OKF markdown -> manifest + checksums. Title 52 untouched.
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legal/us/code/title-02/chapter-25/section-1555.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "2 U.S.C. § 1555"
+description: "“Federal mandate” defined"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 2
+title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
+chapter_number: "25"
+chapter_name: "UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM"
+section: "1555"
+citation: "2 U.S.C. § 1555"
+status: "current"
+release_point: "119-100"
+release_date: "2026-06-26"
+source: "official"
+source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc02@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t2/s1555"
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+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 2 U.S.C. § 1555 - “Federal mandate” defined
+
+## Text
+
+Notwithstanding section 1502 of this title, for purposes of this subchapter the term “Federal mandate” means any provision in statute or regulation or any Federal court ruling that imposes an enforceable duty upon State, local, or tribal governments including a condition of Federal assistance or a duty arising from participation in a voluntary Federal program.
+
+(Pub. L. 104–4, title III, § 305, Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 70.)