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16 U.S.C. § 1727 — National service educational awards
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**(a) Educational benefits and awards** If a participant in the Public Lands Corps or a resource assistant also serves in an approved national service position designated under subtitle C of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 [[42 U.S.C. 12571](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12571&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the participant or resource assistant shall be eligible for a national service educational award in the manner prescribed in subtitle D of such title [[42 U.S.C. 12601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] upon successfully complying with the requirements for the award. The period during which the national service educational award may be used, the purposes for which the award may be used, and the amount of the award shall be determined as provided under such subtitle.
**(b) Forbearance in collection of Stafford loans** For purposes of [section 1078 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1078&num=0&edition=prelim), in the case of borrowers who are either participants in the Corps or resource assistants, upon written request, a lender shall grant a borrower forbearance on such terms as are otherwise consistent with the regulations of the Secretary of Education, during periods in which the borrower is serving as such a participant or a resource assistant.
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**(a) Educational benefits and awards** If a participant in the Public Lands Corps or a resource assistant also serves in an approved national service position designated under subtitle C of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 [[42 U.S.C. 12571](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12571&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the participant or resource assistant shall be eligible for a national service educational award in the manner prescribed in subtitle D of such title [[42 U.S.C. 12601](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12601&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] upon successfully complying with the requirements for the award. The period during which the national service educational award may be used, the purposes for which the award may be used, and the amount of the award shall be determined as provided under such subtitle.
**(b) Forbearance in collection of Stafford loans** For purposes of [section 1078 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1078&num=0&edition=prelim), in the case of borrowers who are either participants in the Corps or resource assistants, upon written request, a lender shall grant a borrower forbearance on such terms as are otherwise consistent with the regulations of the Secretary of Education, during periods in which the borrower is serving as such a participant or a resource assistant.
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The Congress finds that the Youth Conservation Corps has demonstrated a high degree of success as a pilot program wherein American youth, representing all segments of society, have benefited by gainful employment in the healthful outdoor atmosphere of the national park system, the national forest system, other public land and water areas of the United States and by their employment have developed, enhanced, and maintained the natural resources of the United States, and whereas in so doing the youth have gained an understanding and appreciation of the Nation’s environment and heritage equal to one full academic year of study, it is accordingly the purpose of this subchapter to expand and make permanent the Youth Conservation Corps and thereby further the development and maintenance of the natural resources by America’s youth, and in so doing to prepare them for the ultimate responsibility of maintaining and managing these resources for the American people.
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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12571&num=0&edition=prelim) 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12602&num=0&edition=prelim) 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4955/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 120, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1205, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1483, provided for a 10-year longitudinal study and reports on the impact of the activities carried out under this division.
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No action involving the obligation or expenditure of funds may be taken under one of the national service laws (as defined in section 12511(15) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title) unless and until the Corporation for National and Community Service has sufficient appropriations available at the time such action is taken to satisfy the obligation to be incurred or make the expenditure to be made.
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**(a) Federal interest subsidies**
(1) **Types of loans that qualify** — Each student who has received a loan for study at an eligible institution for which the first disbursement is made before July 1, 2010, and—
(A) which is insured by the Secretary under this part; or
(B) which is insured under a program of a State or of a nonprofit private institution or organization which was contracted for, and paid to the student, within the period specified in paragraph (5), and which—
(i) in the case of a loan insured prior to July 1, 1967, was made by an eligible lender and is insured under a program which meets the requirements of subparagraph (E) of subsection (b)(1) and provides that repayment of such loan shall be in installments beginning not earlier than 60 days after the student ceases to pursue a course of study (as described in subparagraph (D) of subsection (b)(1)) at an eligible institution, or
(ii) in the case of a loan insured after June 30, 1967, was made by an eligible lender and is insured under a program covered by an agreement made pursuant to subsection (b),
shall be entitled to have paid on his or her behalf and for his or her account to the holder of the loan a portion of the interest on such loan under circumstances described in paragraph (2).
(2) **Additional requirements to receive subsidy**
(A) Each student qualifying for a portion of an interest payment under paragraph (1) shall—
(i) have provided to the lender a statement from the eligible institution, at which the student has been accepted for enrollment, or at which the student is in attendance, which—
(I) sets forth the loan amount for which the student shows financial need; and
(II) sets forth a schedule for disbursement of the proceeds of the loan in ins
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Page 1988
TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1727
plied toward a program of postsecondary edu-
cation at an institution of higher education that
agrees to award the credit for participation in
the Corps.
(c) Terms of service
(1) In general
Each participant in the Corps and each re-
source assistant shall agree to participate in
the Corps or serve as a resource assistant, as
the case may be, for such term of service as
may be established by the Secretary enrolling
or selecting the individual.
(2) Indian Youth Service Corps
With respect to the Indian Youth Service
Corps established under section 1727b of this
title, the Secretary shall establish the term of
service of participants in consultation with
the affected Indian tribe.
(d) Hiring
(1) In general
The Secretary may—
(A) grant to a member of the Public Lands
Corps credit for time served with the Public
Lands Corps, which may be used toward fu-
ture Federal hiring; and
(B) provide to a former member of the
Public Lands Corps noncompetitive hiring
status for a period of not more than 2 years
after the date on which the member’s service
with the Public Lands Corps is complete.
(2) Time-limited appointment
For purposes of section 9602 of title 5, a
former member of the Corps hired by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (1)(B) for a time-lim-
ited appointment shall be considered to be ap-
pointed initially under open, competitive ex-
amination.
(e) Applicability to qualified youth or conserva-
tion corps
The hiring and compensation standards de-
scribed in this section shall apply to any indi-
vidual participating in an appropriate conserva-
tion project through a qualified youth or con-
servation corps, including an individual placed
through a contract or cooperative agreement, as
approved by the Secreta
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Page 8316
TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 12571
Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 788, and transferred to division
I of this subchapter.
PART I—INVESTMENT IN NATIONAL SERVICE
§ 12571. Authority to provide assistance and ap-
proved national service positions
(a) Provision of assistance
Subject to the availability of appropriations
for this purpose, the Corporation for National
and Community Service may make grants to
States, subdivisions of States, territories, In-
dian tribes, public or private nonprofit organiza-
tions, and institutions of higher education for
the purpose of assisting the recipients of the
grants—
(1) to carry out full- or part-time national
service programs, including summer programs,
described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) of sec-
tion 12572 of this title; and
(2) to make grants in support of other na-
tional service programs described in sub-
section (a), (b), or (c) of section 12572 of this
title that are carried out by other entities.
(b) Restrictions on agreements with Federal
agencies
(1) Agreements authorized
The Corporation may enter into an inter-
agency agreement (other than a grant agree-
ment) with another Federal agency to support
a national service program carried out or oth-
erwise supported by the agency. The Corpora-
tion, in entering into the interagency agree-
ment may approve positions as approved na-
tional service positions for a program carried
out or otherwise supported by the agency.
(2) Prohibition on grants
The Corporation may not provide a grant
under this section to a Federal agency.
(3) Consultation with State Commissions
A Federal agency carrying out or supporting
a national service program shall consult with
the State Commissions for those States in
which projects will be conducted through t
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 12601
spect 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.
(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 141, as added Pub. L.
103–82, title I, § 101(b), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat.
814.)
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 amend-
ment 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 Amend-
ment note under section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation.
Division D—National Service Trust and
Provision of Educational Awards
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Subtitle D of title I of Pub. L. 101–610, comprising this
division, was formerly classified to part D (§ 12571 et
seq.) of this subchapter prior to the general amendment
by Pub. L. 103–82, § 102(a).
Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1401(a), Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat.
1512, amended div. heading generally.
§ 12601. Establishment of the National Service
Trust
(a) Establishment
There is established in the Treasury of the
United States an account to be known as the
National Service Trust. The Trust shall consist
of—
(1) from the amounts appropriated to the
Corporation and made available to carry out
this division, such amounts as the Corporation
may designate to be available for the payment
of—
(
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