; (2) by inserting twice before the maximum amount of a Federal Pell Grant ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Insufficient appropriations (A) No increase in educational award Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the national service educational award under this subsection shall not be increased as a result of amendments made by the 21st Century American Service Act , or any other amendment made to this subsection, unless the funds appropriated for carrying out this subtitle are sufficient to maintain for the fiscal year in question a number of such national service educational awards that is at least equal to the number of such awards during the preceding fiscal year. (B) Limited increase in educational award In the event that sufficient appropriations for any fiscal year are not available to increase any such national service educational award provided to the amount specified in paragraph (1), the amount of such award shall be increased to such amount as appropriations for such year permit consistent with subparagraph (A). . 8. Authorization of appropriations Section 501(a)(2) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) Subtitles c and d (A) In general There are authorized to be appropriated, for each fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to provide financial assistance under subtitle C of title I and to provide national service educational awards under subtitle D of title I for— (i) the number of positions specified in section 121(f)(1) for such fiscal year, if that number is so specified for that fiscal year