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.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

legal/us/code/title-36/chapter-1535/section-153513.md

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+---
+type: "LegalText"
+title: "36 U.S.C. § 153513"
+description: "Distribution of assets on dissolution or final liquidation"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 36
+title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
+chapter_number: "1535"
+chapter_name: "NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN"
+section: "153513"
+citation: "36 U.S.C. § 153513"
+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_usc36@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s153513"
+source_file: "data/legal/raw/us/code/title-36/usc36.xml"
+source_hash: "b1806e7315fc170c0828d939adbfd07278cf414209fae75290c3a2b3ad085a87"
+raw_snapshot_hash: "d8bb3c94f12bbd56e49d7a2bc029b1f4ab0bb8b69327e9ddbdf94d7adcac580d"
+text_hash: "30276ff3bbe0f83732970ba7f8c863cdd9489aa8fae5be6d499b3a4351d35042"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 36 U.S.C. § 153513 - Distribution of assets on dissolution or final liquidation
+
+## Text
+
+(a) Allowable Recipients.— On dissolution or final liquidation of the corporation, any assets remaining after the discharge of all liabilities shall be distributed, as decided by the board of trustees, to—
+
+(1) the United States Government, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior under section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States Code; or
+
+(2) a State or local government to be used for a public purpose.
+
+(b) Restriction.— A distribution under subsection (a) of this section shall be consistent with the purposes of the corporation and in compliance with the charter and bylaws.
+
+(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1427; Pub. L. 109–284, § 5(10), Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212; Pub. L. 113–287, § 5(i), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3269.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 15351336:4614.Aug. 19, 1964, Pub. L. 88–449, § 14, 78 Stat. 499. In subsection (a), the words “the discharge of all liabilities” are substituted for “the corporation’s liabilities have been satisfied” for consistency in the revised title. In clause (1), the words “as amended and supplemented” are omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (b), the words “and Federal and State laws” are omitted as unnecessary.
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+Amendments2014—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–287 substituted “section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States Code” for “the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) (known as the National Park Service Organic Act)”. 2006—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109–284 substituted “(16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) (known as the National Park Service Organic Act)” for “(16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), known as the National Park Service Organic Act))”.