Legal corpus: the complete U.S. Code (59,740 sections, all 53 titles)

Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code
now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 ->
59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun,
verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make
legal-us-code default now covers every title.

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legal/us/code/title-16/chapter-94/section-7502.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "16 U.S.C. § 7502"
+description: "Purposes and agreements"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 16
+title_name: "CONSERVATION"
+chapter_number: "94"
+chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY"
+section: "7502"
+citation: "16 U.S.C. § 7502"
+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_usc16@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s7502"
+source_file: "data/legal/raw/us/code/title-16/usc16.xml"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 16 U.S.C. § 7502 - Purposes and agreements
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Purposes The purposes of this chapter are to better understand and utilize the oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes of the United States, and ensure present and future generations will benefit from the full range of ecological, economic, social, and recreational opportunities, security, and services these resources are capable of providing.
+
+(b) Agreements The Administrator and the Foundation may enter into such agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
+
+(Pub. L. 114–113, div. O, title IX, § 903, Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat. 3031.)