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.
LegalText: 171 -> 11,221. Titles 12-54 await a clean OLRC retry.

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legal/us/code/title-03/chapter-5/section-453.md

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+---
+type: "LegalText"
+title: "3 U.S.C. § 453"
+description: "Election of proceeding"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 3
+title_name: "THE PRESIDENT"
+chapter_number: "5"
+chapter_name: "EXTENSION OF CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS TO PRESIDENTIAL OFFICES"
+section: "453"
+citation: "3 U.S.C. § 453"
+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_usc03@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t3/s453"
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+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 3 U.S.C. § 453 - Election of proceeding
+
+## Text
+
+Not later than 90 days after a covered employee receives notice of the end of the period of mediation, but no sooner than 30 days after receipt of such notification, such covered employee may either—
+
+(1) file a complaint with the appropriate agency, as determined under section 454; or
+
+(2) file a civil action under section 1346(g) of title 28.
+
+(Added Pub. L. 104–331, § 2(a), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4067.)