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42 U.S.C. § 12602

Individuals eligible to receive an educational award from the Trust

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 12602, Individuals eligible to receive an educational award from the Trust, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/482806
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An individual shall receive a national service educational award, summer of service educational award, or silver scholar educational award from the National Service Trust if the organization responsible for the individual’s supervision in a national service program certifies that the individual— for a partial educational award in accordance with section 12593(c) of this title— The term of service for an approved national service position shall not be less than the full- or part-time term of service specified in section 12593(b) of this title. The term of service for an approved summer of service position shall not be less than 100 hours of service during the summer months. The term of service for an approved silver scholar position shall be not less than 350 hours during a 1-year period. An individual may not receive, through national service educational awards and silver scholar educational awards, more than an amount equal to the aggregate value of 2 such awards for full-time service. The value of summer of service educational awards that an individual receives shall have no effect on the aggregate value of the national service educational awards the individual may receive. Subject to paragraph (2), an individual eligible to receive a national service educational award or a silver scholar educational award under this section may not use such award after the end of the 7-year period beginning on the date the individual completes the term of service in an approved national service position or an approved silver scholar position, as applicable, that is the basis of the award. Subject to paragraph (2), an individual eligible to receive a summer of service educational award under this section may not use such award after the end of the 10-year period beginning on the date the individual completes the term of service in an approved summer of service position that is the basis of the award. The Corporation may extend the period within which an individual may use a national service educational award, summer of service educational award, or silver scholar educational award if the Corporation determines that the individual— For purposes of applying paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) to an individual who is eligible to receive an educational award as a designated individual (as defined in section 12604(f)(8) of this title), references to a seven-year period shall be considered to be references to a 10-year period that begins on the date the individual who transferred the educational award to the designated individual completed the term of service in the approved national service position or approved silver scholar position that is the basis of the award. An individual who, after qualifying under this section or under section 12563(c)(8) of this title as an eligible individual, has been convicted under any Federal or State law of the possession or sale of a controlled substance shall not be eligible to receive a national service educational award, a summer of service educational award, or a silver scholar educational award during the period beginning on the date of such conviction and ending after the interval specified in the following table: If convicted of: The possession of a controlled substance:Ineligibility period is: 1st conviction 1 year 2nd conviction 2 years 3rd conviction indefinite The sale of a controlled substance: 1st conviction 2 years 2nd conviction indefinite An individual whose eligibility has been suspended under paragraph (1) shall resume eligibility before the end of the period determined under such paragraph if the individual satisfactorily completes a drug rehabilitation program that complies with such criteria as the Corporation shall prescribe for purposes of this paragraph. An individual whose eligibility has been suspended under paragraph (1) and is convicted of a first offense may resume eligibility before the end of the period determined under such paragraph if the individual demonstrates that he or she has enrolled or been accepted for enrollment in a drug rehabilitation program described in paragraph (2). As used in this subsection, the term “controlled substance” has the meaning given in section 802(6) of title 21. This subsection shall be effective upon publication by the Corporation in the Federal Register of criteria prescribed under paragraph (2). The Corporation may establish by regulation demonstration programs for the creation and evaluation of innovative volunteer and community service programs.

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