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§12602a Certifications of Successful Completion of Terms of Service

Title 42 › CHAPTER 129 — NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER I — NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM › § 12602a

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

When the Corporation pays money from the National Service Trust because someone finished service in an approved national service, approved summer of service, or approved silver scholar position, it must rely on a certification. That certification must come from the organization that selected and supervised the person in the approved position where they completed the required term of service. If the Corporation finds the certification was wrong, it will charge the national service program for any payment or possible payment from the Trust. The Corporation will consider all facts and circumstances when deciding how much to charge.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §12602a

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(a)Certifications
In making any authorized disbursement from the National Service Trust in regard to an eligible individual (including disbursement for a designated individual, as defined in section 12604(f)(8) of this title, due to the service of an eligible individual) under section 12602 of this title who served in an approved national service position, an approved summer of service position, or an approved silver scholar position, the Corporation shall rely on a certification. The certification shall be made by the entity that selected the individual for and supervised the individual in the approved national service position in which such individual successfully completed a required term of service, in a national service program.
(b)Effect of erroneous certifications
If the Corporation determines that the certification under subsection (a) is erroneous or incorrect, the Corporation shall assess against the national service program a charge for the amount of any associated payment or potential payment from the National Service Trust. In assessing the amount of the charge, the Corporation shall consider the full facts and circumstances surrounding the erroneous or incorrect certification.

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Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 6101(a) of Pub. L. 111–13, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2009 Amendment note under section 4950 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 12602a

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110