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title: "42 U.S.C. § 12640"
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 12640 - Engagement of participants
## Text
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 section 12681 of this title for the provision of national service educational awards and for the payment of other necessary expenses and costs associated with such participant.
(Pub. L. 101610, title I, § 180, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3166; Pub. L. 10382, title I, § 119, Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 866.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1993—Pub. L. 10382 substituted “national service educational awards” for “post-service benefits”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1993 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 10382 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 10382, set out as a note under section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation.