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[CITE: 42USC12603]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
               CHAPTER 129--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
 
    SUBCHAPTER I--NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM
 
  Division D--National Service Trust and Provision of National Service 
                           Educational Awards
 
Sec. 12603. Determination of amount of national service 
        educational award
        

(a) Amount for full-time national service

    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an individual 
described in section 12602(a) of this title who successfully completes a 
required term of full-time national service in an approved national 
service position shall receive a national service educational award 
having a value, for each of not more than 2 of such terms of service, 
equal to 90 percent of--
        (1) one-half of an amount equal to the aggregate basic 
    educational assistance allowance provided in section 3015(b)(1) of 
    title 38 (as in effect on July 28, 1993), for the period referred to 
    in section 3013(a)(1) of such title (as in effect on July 28, 1993), 
    for a member of the Armed Forces who is entitled to such an 
    allowance under section 3011 of such title and whose initial 
    obligated period of active duty is 2 years; less
        (2) one-half of the aggregate basic contribution required to be 
    made by the member in section 3011(b) of such title (as in effect on 
    July 28, 1993).

(b) Amount for part-time national service

    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an individual 
described in section 12602(a) of this title who successfully completes a 
required term of part-time national service in an approved national 
service position shall receive a national service educational award 
having a value, for each of not more than 2 of such terms of service, 
equal to 50 percent of value of the national service educational award 
determined under subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Award for partial completion of service

    If an individual serving in an approved national service position is 
released in accordance with section 12593(c)(1)(A) of this title from 
completing the full-time or part-time term of service agreed to by the 
individual, the Corporation may provide the individual with that portion 
of the national service educational award approved for the individual 
that corresponds to the quantity of the term of service actually 
completed by the individual.

(Pub. L. 101-610, title I, Sec. 147, as added Pub. L. 103-82, title I, 
Sec. 102(a), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 819.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 147 of Pub. L. 101-610 was classified to section 
12577 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, Sec. 102(a).

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 12511, 12571, 12593, 12601 
of this title.
