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-39/chapter-5/section-503.md

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+---
+type: "LegalText"
+title: "39 U.S.C. § 503"
+description: "Rules; regulations; procedures"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 39
+title_name: "POSTAL SERVICE"
+chapter_number: "5"
+chapter_name: "POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION"
+section: "503"
+citation: "39 U.S.C. § 503"
+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_usc39@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t39/s503"
+source_file: "data/legal/raw/us/code/title-39/usc39.xml"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 39 U.S.C. § 503 - Rules; regulations; procedures
+
+## Text
+
+The Postal Regulatory Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations and establish procedures, subject to chapters 5 and 7 of title 5, and take any other action they deem necessary and proper to carry out their functions and obligations to the Government of the United States and the people as prescribed under this title. Such rules, regulations, procedures, and actions shall not be subject to any change or supervision by the Postal Service.
+
+(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 759, § 3603; renumbered § 503 and amended Pub. L. 109–435, title VI, §§ 601(a)(3), 604(a), title X, 1010(c)(1), Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3239, 3241, 3261.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+Amendments2006—Pub. L. 109–435, § 1010(c)(1), substituted “this title” for “this chapter”. Pub. L. 109–435, § 604(a), substituted “Postal Regulatory Commission” for “Postal Rate Commission”. Pub. L. 109–435, § 601(a)(3), renumbered section 3603 of this title as this section.