Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§12595 National Service Educational Awards
Title 42 › CHAPTER 129 — NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER I — NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM › Part III — National Service Participants › § 12595
Summary
People in national service programs funded under section 12571 can receive the Division D educational award if they serve in a program-approved national service role and meet the eligibility rules in section 12602. VISTA volunteers who accept the stipend under section 4955(a)(1) cannot receive the award.
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Title 42, §12595
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(a)Eligibility generally
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)Special rule for VISTA volunteers
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
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110