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-42/chapter-162/section-18701.md

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+---
+type: "LegalText"
+title: "42 U.S.C. § 18701"
+description: "Definitions"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 42
+title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
+chapter_number: "162"
+chapter_name: "ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE"
+section: "18701"
+citation: "42 U.S.C. § 18701"
+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_usc42@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s18701"
+source_file: "data/legal/raw/us/code/title-42/usc42.xml"
+source_hash: "7bbaf3eb1244190cadff8b03ed275a5e8f8282edf0cba2686262832d10552144"
+raw_snapshot_hash: "644321055a08eb1f260a6a3e31ac157fa024756abf612a9fd6857e7e400cf24e"
+text_hash: "16e4e57c215b70bd311c8ac6e24dc534af6b6a913c2e0849053790f46d37314e"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 42 U.S.C. § 18701 - Definitions
+
+## Text
+
+In this division:
+
+(1) Department The term “Department” means the Department of Energy.
+
+(2) Indian Tribe The term “Indian Tribe” has the meaning given the term in section 5304 of title 25.
+
+(3) Secretary The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.
+
+(Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, § 40001, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 923.)
+
+## Notes
+
+Editorial Notes
+
+References in TextThis division, referred to in text, is div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 923, which enacted this chapter and enacted and amended numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of div. D to the Code, see Tables.
+
+Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
+
+Wage Rate RequirementsFor provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for construction, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, including authority of Secretary of Labor, see section 18851 of this title.