§ 12613.
(b)
Eligible participants
A person shall be eligible for selection for the national service program if the person—
(1)
is, or will be, at least 18 years of age on or before December 31 of the calendar year in which the individual enrolls in the program, but is not more than 24 years of age as of the date the individual begins participating in the program; and
(2)
is a high school graduate or has not received a high school diploma or its equivalent.
([Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 153], formerly § 195B, as added [Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1092(a)(1)], Oct. 23, 1992, [106 Stat. 2523]; renumbered § 153 and amended [Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 104(b)], (e)(2)(A), Sept. 21, 1993, [107 Stat. 840], 846; [Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1503], Apr. 21, 2009, [123 Stat. 1521].)