Alignment of benefits

(a) In general Title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 is amended— (1) in section 141 (42 U.S.C. 12595)— (A) in the heading, by inserting and stipends after awards; (B) in subsection (a), by striking A participant and inserting Except as provided in subsection (c), a participant; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (c) Payment option A participant in a national service program carried out using assistance provided to an applicant under section 121 may elect to receive a stipend described in section 149A in lieu of the national service educational award.; and (2) in subtitle D (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.)— (A) in the subtitle heading, by inserting or stipends after awards; (B) in section 145 (42 U.S.C. 12601)— (i) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking and silver scholar educational awards and inserting silver scholar educational awards, and stipends under section 149A; (ii) in subsection (c)(1), as amended by section 105(b)— (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking; and and inserting a semicolon; (II) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (III) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) stipends under section 149A; and; and (iii) in subsection (d), by striking or silver scholar awards each place it appears and inserting silver scholar educational awards, or stipends under section 149A; (C) in section 146 (42 U.S.C. 12602)— (i) in the heading, by inserting or stipend after award; (ii) in subsection (a)— (I) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking or silver scholar educational award and inserting silver scholar educational award, or stipend under section 149A; and (II) in paragraph (2)— (aa) in subparagraph (A), by striking award, and inserting award or a stipend under section 149A(a)(1),; and (bb) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking award and inserting award or stipend under section 149A(a)(1) as described in section 149A(a)(2); and (iii) in subsection (c)(1), as designated by section 201(c), by striking and silver scholar educational awards and inserting, silver scholar educational awards, and stipends under section 149A; (D) in section 147 (42 U.S.C. 12603)— (i) in subsection (a), by striking subsection (c), and inserting subsection (c) or section 149A(a)(1),; and (ii) in subsection (c), by striking If and inserting Except as provided in section 149A(a)(2) if; (E) in section 148 (42 U.S.C. 12604)— (i) in subsection (a), as amended by section 202(b), by adding at the end the following: (7) to provide stipends under section 149A in lieu of a national service educational award.; and (ii) in subsection (h), as redesignated by section 202(b), by striking or silver scholar educational award and inserting silver scholar educational award, or stipend under section 149A; (F) in section 149(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 12606(b)(2))— (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting (or stipends under section 149A) after national service educational awards; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting (or stipends under section 149A) after national service educational awards; and (G) by adding at the end the following: 149A. Stipend (a) In general (1) Full-time An individual described in section 146(a) who, except as provided in paragraph (2), successfully completes a required full-time term of national service under section 139(b)(1) may elect to receive a stipend of an amount described in subsection (b) in lieu of a national service educational award. The Corporation may not provide a stipend under this subsection to an individual who receives a national service educational award under this subtitle for the completion of such term of national service. (2) Partial completion of service If an individual serving in an approved national service position is released in accordance with section 139(c)(1)(A) from completing the full-time term of service agreed to by the individual, the Corporation may provide the individual with a stipend under paragraph (1) in the amount described under subsection (b) that is applicable for the individual and that corresponds to the quantity of the term of service actually completed by the individual. (b) Amount A stipend under subsection (a)(1) shall be set at a rate that is equivalent to the rate set for stipends provided to volunteers under section 105(a)(1)(B) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)(1)(B)). (c) Terms A stipend under subsection (a)(1) shall be provided in the same manner and in accordance with any regulations prescribed with respect to stipends provided to volunteers under section 105(a) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955(a)).. (b) Conforming amendments The National and Community Service Act of 1990 is amended— (1) in section 112(a)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 12523(a)(3)(B)), by inserting or stipend after educational award; (2) in section 118(i) (42 U.S.C. 12561(i))— (A) in the heading, by inserting or stipend after award; and (B) by inserting or stipend after educational award; (3) in section 121(c)(1) (42 U.S.C. 12571(c)(1)), by inserting or stipends after educational awards; (4) in section 122(c)(1)(D)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 12572(c)(1)(D)(iii)), by inserting or stipend after educational award; (5) in section 123 (42 U.S.C. 12573)— (A) in the heading, by inserting or stipends after awards; and (B) by inserting or stipend after educational award; (6) in section 129 (42 U.S.C. 12572)— (A) in subsection (c), by inserting or stipend after educational award; (B) in subsection (h), by inserting or stipends after educational awards each place it appears; and (C) in subsection (i)(1), by inserting or stipend after educational award; (7) in section 130 (42 U.S.C. 12582)— (A) in subsection (b)(11), by inserting or stipend after educational award; and (B) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting or stipends after educational awards each place it appears; (8) in section 133 (42 U.S.C. 12585)— (A) in subsection(a)(2), by inserting or stipend after educational award; and (B) in subsection (d)(4)(A), by inserting or stipends after educational awards; (9) in section 138(f) (42 U.S.C. 12592(f)), by inserting or stipend after educational award; (10) in section 139 (42 U.S.C. 12593)— (A) in subsection (b)(4)(C), by inserting or stipend under section 149A before the period; and (B) in subsection (c)— (i) in paragraph (2)— (I) in subparagraph (A), by striking award and all that follows through or and inserting award, as provided in section 147(c), or stipend, as provided in section 149A(a)(2), corresponding to the portion of the term of service actually completed; or; and (II) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or stipend after educational award; and (ii) in paragraph (3), by inserting or stipend after educational award; (11) in section 158 (42 U.S.C. 12618)— (A) in subsection (f), by inserting or stipend after educational award; and (B) in subsection (g), by inserting or stipend after educational award; (12) in section 180 (42 U.S.C. 12640), by inserting and stipends after educational awards; (13) in section 198B(h) (42 U.S.C. 12653b(h))— (A) in the heading, by inserting or stipends after awards; (B) by inserting or a stipend under section 149A after such section; and (C) in the second sentence, by inserting or stipend after educational award; and (14) in section 501(a) (42 U.S.C. 12681(a))— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) by inserting or stipends after educational awards; and (ii) by striking number of participants described in section 121(f)(1) and inserting relevant number of participants; and (B) in paragraph (4)(B)— (i) by inserting or stipends after educational awards; and (ii) by striking 198B(b)(3) and inserting 198B.