Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§12640 Engagement of Participants
Title 42 › Chapter 129— NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE › Subchapter I— NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM › § 12640
Summary
A State must not place a participant in any program that gets help under this subchapter until money has been appropriated under section 12681 to pay national service educational awards and other necessary participant expenses.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §12640
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A State shall not engage a participant to serve in any program that receives assistance under this subchapter unless and until amounts have been appropriated under section 12681 of this title for the provision of national service educational awards and for the payment of other necessary expenses and costs associated with such participant.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1993—Pub. L. 103–82 substituted “national service educational awards” for “post-service benefits”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1993 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 12640
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60