45 CFR § 2525.1 - What is the National Service Trust?

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title: "45 CFR § 2525.1 - What is the National Service Trust?"
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "2525.1"
section_name: "What is the National Service Trust?"
chapter_name: "CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
part_number: "2525"
part_name: "NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 12601-12606"
regulatory_source: "88 FR 44727, July 13, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2525.1 What is the National Service Trust?

The National Service Trust is an account in the Treasury of the United States from which AmeriCorps makes payments of education awards, pays interest that accrues on qualified student loans for AmeriCorps participants during terms of service in approved national service positions, and makes other payments authorized by Congress.