Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§12595 National service educational awards

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 129— - NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM › Part Part III— - National Service Participants › § 12595

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

People who serve in a national service program using help under section 12571 can get the national service educational award described in division D if two things are true. They must serve in an approved national service position and meet the eligibility rules in section 12602 for that service. A VISTA volunteer in an approved position cannot get the award if they accept the stipend under section 4955(a)(1).

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §12595

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(a)A participant in a national service program carried out using assistance provided to an applicant under section 12571 of this title shall be eligible for the national service educational award described in division D if the participant—

(1)serves in an approved national service position; and

(2)satisfies the eligibility requirements specified in section 12602 of this title with respect to service in that approved national service position.

(b)A VISTA volunteer who serves in an approved national service position shall be ineligible for a national service educational award if the VISTA volunteer accepts the stipend authorized under section 4955(a)(1) of this title.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 141 of Pub. L. 101–610 was classified to section 12571 of this title prior to the general amendment of subtitle D of title I of Pub. L. 101–610 [former part D of this subchapter] by Pub. L. 103–82, § 102(a).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1993 Amendment note under section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 12595

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73