123STA T . 1 5 15 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 0 9(includ in g di sb u r s em en tfo r a designated indi v idual , as defined in section 148 (f ) (8), due to t h e service of an eligible individual) under section 14 6w ho served in an a p proved national service position, an approved summer of service position, or an approved silver scholar position, the C orporation shall rel y on a certification .T he 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 com - pleted a re q uired term of service, in a national service program. ‘ ‘(b) EF F ECTO FE R RO N EO US CERT I FIC A TIONS. —I f the Corpora- tion determines that the certification under subsection (a) is erro- neous 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 N ational S ervice Trust. In assessing the amount of the charge, the Corporation shall consider the full facts and circumstances surrounding the erroneous or incorrect certification. ’ ’. SEC.140 4. D E T E RMINA TI O NO F T H E AMO U NT OF THE EDUCATIONA L A W ARD. Section 14 7 (4 2U .S.C. 126 03 ) is amended— (1) by stri k ing the section heading and inserting the fol- lowing
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‘SEC. 14 7 . DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE EDUCATIONAL AWARD. ’ ’
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(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: ‘‘(a) AM OUNT FOR F U L L-TIME NATIONAL SER V ICE.—E x cept as provided in subsection (c), an individual described in section 146(a) 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 equal to the maximum amount of a Federal P ell G rant under section 401 of the H igher Education Act of 1 9 6 5 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) that a student eligible for such Grant may receive in the aggregate (without regard to whether the funds are provided through discretionary or manda- tory appropriations), for the award year for which the national service position is approved by the Corporation.’’
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, for each of not more than 2 of such terms of service,’’; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(d) AMOUNT FOR SUMMER OF SERVICE.—An individual described in section 146(a) who successfully completes a required summer of service term shall receive a summer of service edu- cational award having a value, for each of not more than 2 of such terms of service, equal to $ 500 (or, at the discretion of the Chief Executive O fficer, equal to $750 in the case of a participant who is economically disadvantaged). ‘‘(e) AMOUNT FOR SILVER SC H OLARS.—An individual described in section 146(a) who successfully completes a required silver scholar term shall receive a silver scholar educational award having a value of $1,000.’’. SEC. 140 5 . DIS B URSEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AWARDS. Section 148 (42 U.S.C. 12604) is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the fol- lowing: Paymentch a rg e .
