Overview¶

Features¶

Split regulation into paragraph-level chunks
Create a tree which defines the hierarchical relationship between these chunks
Layer for external citations – links to Acts, Public Law, etc.
Layer for graphics – converting image references into federal register URLs
Layer for internal citations – links between parts of this regulation
Layer for interpretations – connecting regulation text to the interpretations associated with it
Layer for key terms – pseudo headers for certain paragraphs
Layer for meta info – custom data (some pulled from federal notices)
Layer for paragraph markers – specifying where the initial paragraph marker begins and ends for each paragraph
Layer for section-by-section analysis – associated analyses (from FR notices) with the text they are analyzing
Layer for table of contents – a listing of headers
Layer for terms – defined terms, including their scope
Layer for additional formatting, including tables, “notes”, code blocks, and subscripts
Build whole versions of the regulation from the changes found in final rules
Create diffs between these versions of the regulations

Python 2.7, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5. See requirements.txt and similar for specific library versions.