District of Columbia Code Division I. Government of District. § 6-1110. Paul E. Sluby, Sr. Historic Burial Grounds Preservation Program.

(1) The preservation and restoration of historic burial grounds;

(2) The identification of historic burial grounds;

(3) The interpretation of historic burial grounds;

(4) The repatriation of human remains, particularly those from former historic burial grounds;  or

(5) Related research and documentation of historic burial grounds including burial records, locational data, and contested ownership.

(1) “Historic burial ground” means a cemetery or any natural or prepared physical location, whether originally below, on, or above the surface of the earth, into which human remains are deposited as a part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture, and that was established in the District of Columbia prior to January 1, 1955, for interments of African Americans and is owned by a public body or qualified charitable organization.

(2) “Qualified charitable organization” means a charitable corporation, charitable association, or charitable trust that has been granted tax-exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that has the primary purpose of preserving historical cemeteries and graves or was formed for the purpose of identifying, preserving, or maintaining historic burial grounds.