42 USC § 12602a - Certifications of successful completion of terms of service

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title: "42 USC § 12602a - Certifications of successful completion of terms of service"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12602a"
section_name: "Certifications of successful completion of terms of service"
chapter_number: 129
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 146A, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1403, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1514.)"
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# § 12602a. Certifications of successful completion of terms of service

**(a)** **Certifications** section 12604(f)(8) of this titlesection 12602 of this title

In making any authorized disbursement from the National Service Trust in regard to an eligible individual (including disbursement for a designated individual, as defined in , due to the service of an eligible individual) under  who served in an approved national service position, an approved summer of service position, or an approved silver scholar position, the Corporation shall rely on a certification. The 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 completed a required term of service, in a national service program.

**(b)** **Effect of erroneous certifications** If the Corporation determines that the certification under subsection (a) is erroneous 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 National Service Trust. In assessing the amount of the charge, the Corporation shall consider the full facts and circumstances surrounding the erroneous or incorrect certification.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 146A, as added Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1403, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1514.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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