; (2) provide to a former participant of the Corps or the Indian Youth Service Corps noncompetitive hiring status for a period of not more than 2 years after the date on which the service of the candidate in the Corps or the Indian Youth Service Corps was complete, if the candidate— (A) has served a minimum of 960 hours on an appropriate natural or cultural resources conservation project that included at least 120 hours through the Corps or the Indian Youth Service Corps; and (B) meets Office of Personnel Management qualification standards for the position for which the candidate is applying; (3) provide to a former resource assistant or consulting intern noncompetitive hiring status for a period of not more than 2 years after the date on which the individual has completed an undergraduate or graduate degree, respectively, from an accredited institution, if the candidate— (A) successfully fulfilled the resource assistant or consulting intern program requirements; and (B) meets Office of Personnel Management qualification standards for the position for which the candidate is applying; and (4) provide, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with qualified employment agencies to provide, alumni services such as job and education counseling, referrals, verification of service, communications, and other appropriate services to Corps participants who have completed the term of service. . (k) National service educational awards Section 210 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 ( 16 U.S.C. 1727 ), as redesignated by subsection (i) and amended by subsection (b), is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence— (A) by striking participant in the Corps or a resource assistant and inserting Corps participant ; and (B) by striking participant or resource assistant and inserting Corps participant ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking either participants in the Corps or resource assistants and inserting Corps participants