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PUBLIC LAW 107-117-^JAN. 10, 2002 115 STAT. 2339 to be obligated from amounts made available in Public Law 107- 38. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES For emergency expenses to respond to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, for "Research and related activities", $300,000 to remain available until expended, to be obligated from amounts made available in Public Law 107-38. GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER SEC. 1301. (a) This section may be cited as the "Unity in Unity in the the Spirit of America Act" or the "USA Act". Spirit of America (b) The National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. ^2i]SC 12501 12501 et seq.) is amended by inserting before title V the following: note. "TITLE IV—PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS "SEC. 401. PROJECTS. "(a) DEFINITION. —In this section, the term 'Foundation' means the Points of Light Foundation funded under section 301, or another nonprofit private organization, that enters into an agreement with the Corporation to carry out this section. " (b) IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECTS.— "(1) ESTIMATED NUMBER.—Not later than March 1, 2002, the Foundation, after obtaining the guidance of the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, such as the Director of the Office of Homeland Security and the Attorney General, shall— "(A) make an estimate of the number of victims killed as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (referred to in this section as the 'estimated number'); and "(B) compile a list that specifies, for each individual that the Foundation determines to be such a victim, the name of the victim and the State in which the victim resided. "(2) IDENTIFIED PROJECTS. —The Foundation may identify approximately the estimated number of community-based national and community service projects that meet the requirements of subsection (d). The Foundation may name projects in honor of victims described in subsection (b)(1)(A), after obtaining the permission of an appropriate member of the victim's family and the entity carrying out the project. "(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— To be eligible to have a project named under this section, the entity carrying out the project shall be a political subdivision of a State, a business, a nonprofit organization (which may be a religious organization), an Indian tribe, or an institution of higher education. "(d) PROJECTS.— The Foundation shall name, under this section, projects— "(1) that advance the goals of unity, and improving the quality of life in communities; and 42 USC 12671. Deadline. Records.