Private Law 83–53

That the Secretary of the Army is authorized to convey to the Rector and Vestry of Washington Parish (Christ Church), Washington, District of Columbia, hereinafter referred to as the “Vestry”, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to three hundred and ninety-two burial lots, more or less, and a vault located in the Washington Parish Burial Ground, Washington, District of Columbia, formerly designated Congressional Cemetery, in consideration of the. payment by the Vestry to the United States of $100 and the release from the Vestry of any claim it may have against the Government for reimbursement of moneys expended by it during prior years for upkeep and special care of Government-owned lots situated in the cemetery; and to acquire eight burial lots, more or less, owned by the Vestry but occupied by Government burials, cenotaphs, or monuments, by exchange, without other consideration, for a like number of Government-owned burial lots; it being the intent of this Act to authorize the Secretary of the Army, for the considerations stated, to dispose of the Government-owned vault and all Government-owned burial lots in the Washington Parish Burial Ground for which there is no present or foreseeable need and to acquire from the Vestry all burial lots owned by the Vestry and now occupied by Government burials, cenotaphs, or monuments.