; (9) make recommendations to the Director on candidates to serve on the Board of the National Service Foundation described in section 199P; and (10) advise on such other matters as the Director may request. . 5. Director (a) Appointment Section 193(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 12651c ) is amended— (1) by striking an individual who shall serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, and and inserting a Director, ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: and who shall hold the same rank and status as the head of an executive department listed in section 101 of title 5, United States Code. . (b) Interim Director Until a Director is appointed and confirmed in accordance with the amendments made by subsection (a), the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service (as in existence the day before the date of enactment of this Act) may, at the election of the Chief Executive Officer, serve as interim Director. 6. National service educational awards Section 147(a) ( 42 U.S.C. 12603(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking Except as provided and inserting the following: (1) In general Except as provided ; (2) by striking shall receive a national service educational award and all that follows through appropriations) and inserting shall be entitled to a national service educational award equal to the award amount specified in paragraph (2)