42 USC § 12640 - Engagement of participants

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title: "42 USC § 12640 - Engagement of participants"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12640"
section_name: "Engagement of participants"
chapter_number: 129
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 180, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3166; Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 119, Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 866.)"
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# § 12640. Engagement of participants

section 12681 of this title

A State shall not engage a participant to serve in any program that receives assistance under this subchapter unless and until amounts have been appropriated under  for the provision of national service educational awards and for the payment of other necessary expenses and costs associated with such participant.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 180, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3166; Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 119, Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 866.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1993— substituted “national service educational awards” for “post-service benefits”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under , Conservation.