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 104 STAT. 3154 PUBLIC LAW 101-610—NOV. 16, 1990 (b) FULL-TIME.— (1) FEDERAL SHARE.— The Commission shall annually provide to each full-time participant a nontransferrable post-service benefit that is equal in value to $2,500 for each year of service that such participant provides to the program. (2) STATE SHARE. — (A) IN GENERAL.— The State shall annually provide to each full-time participant a nontransferrable post-service benefit that is equal in value to $2,500 for each year of service that such participant provides to the program. (B) WAIVER. —A State may apply for a waiver to reduce the amount of the post-service benefit to an amount that is equal to not less than the average annual tuition, required fees, and room and board costs at 4-year public institutions of higher education within such State. (3) CONSTRUCTION. —Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent a State from using funds made available from non-Federal sources to increase the amount of post-service benefits provided under paragraph (1) to an amount in excess of that described in such paragraph. (c) SPECIAL SENIOR SERVICE PARTICIPANT.—A special senior service participant shall be ineligible to receive post-service benefits under this section. (d) INDEXING. —The Commission shall increase the value of postservice benefits provided under this section in each fiscal year based on the increase in the costs associated with attending a 4-year institution of higher education during that fiscal year. The Commission shall determine such increases in costs based on information made available by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics. (e) POST-SERVICE BENEFIT. — (1) PART-TIME.— A post-service benefit provided under subsection (a) shall only be used for— (A) payment of a student loan from Federal or non- Federal sources; (B) downpayment or closing costs associated with purchasing a first home; or (C) tuition at an institution of higher education on a fulltime basis, or to pay the expenses incurred in the full-time participation in an apprenticeship program approved by the appropriate State agency. (2) FULL-TIME.— A post-service provided under subsection (b) shall only be used for— (A) payment of a student loan from Federal or non- Federal sources; or (B) tuition, room and board, books and fees, and other costs associated with attendance (pursuant to section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 108711)) at an institution of higher education on a full-time basis, or to pay the expenses incurred in the full-time participation in an apprenticeship program approved by the appropriate State agency. 42 USC 12577. SEC.147. LIVING ALLOWANCE. (a) FULL-TIME SERVICE. — (1) IN GENERAL.— From assistance provided under this subtitle, each participant in a full-time national service program

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