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-51/chapter-513/section-51301.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "51 U.S.C. § 51301"
+description: "Definitions"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 51
+title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
+chapter_number: "513"
+chapter_name: "SPACE RESOURCE COMMERCIAL EXPLORATION AND UTILIZATION"
+section: "51301"
+citation: "51 U.S.C. § 51301"
+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_usc51@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t51/s51301"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 51 U.S.C. § 51301 - Definitions
+
+## Text
+
+In this chapter:
+
+(1) Asteroid resource.— The term “asteroid resource” means a space resource found on or within a single asteroid.
+
+(2) Space resource.— (A) In general.— The term “space resource” means an abiotic resource in situ in outer space.
+
+(B) Inclusions.— The term “space resource” includes water and minerals.
+
+(3) United states citizen.— The term “United States citizen” has the meaning given the term “citizen of the United States” in section 50902.
+
+(Added Pub. L. 114–90, title IV, § 402(a), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 721.)

legal/us/code/title-51/chapter-513/section-51303.md

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+type: "LegalText"
+title: "51 U.S.C. § 51303"
+description: "Asteroid resource and space resource rights"
+jurisdiction: "us"
+corpus: "united_states_code"
+kind: "code_section"
+title_number: 51
+title_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMS"
+chapter_number: "513"
+chapter_name: "SPACE RESOURCE COMMERCIAL EXPLORATION AND UTILIZATION"
+section: "51303"
+citation: "51 U.S.C. § 51303"
+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_usc51@119-100.zip"
+source_identifier: "/us/usc/t51/s51303"
+source_file: "data/legal/raw/us/code/title-51/usc51.xml"
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+retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
+confidence: "official"
+tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
+---
+
+# 51 U.S.C. § 51303 - Asteroid resource and space resource rights
+
+## Text
+
+A United States citizen engaged in commercial recovery of an asteroid resource or a space resource under this chapter shall be entitled to any asteroid resource or space resource obtained, including to possess, own, transport, use, and sell the asteroid resource or space resource obtained in accordance with applicable law, including the international obligations of the United States.
+
+(Added Pub. L. 114–90, title IV, § 402(a), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 721.)