{"data":{"id":"us/54-u.s.c.-308601","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"54 U.S.C. § 308601","heading":"Definitions","body":"In this chapter:(1) Burial ground.—The term “burial ground” means 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. (2) Historic.—The term “historic”, with respect to a property, means a property that can reasonably be considered to date back at least 50 years. (3) Program.—The term “Program” means the United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program established under section 308602(a).","path":["Title 54—NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 3086—UNITED STATES AFRICAN-AMERICAN BURIAL GROUNDS PRESERVATION PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc54@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:01:34Z","sha256":"97b60e3ef669e5f2d176b207356515ac3426c2aa20e7dfd46c8a0c838242fa7c","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/54-u.s.c.-308502","next":"us/54-u.s.c.-308602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}