; or (ii) otherwise, the number of positions specified in section 121(f)(1) for the most recent fiscal year. (B) Maintaining positions and awards For the purpose of authorizing appropriations under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, there are authorized to be appropriated— (i) for supporting (including providing living allowances for) approved national service positions, an amount sufficient to ensure that the amendments made by section 6 of the 21st Century American Service Act may be carried out, while supporting the number of positions determined under subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year involved; and (ii) for funding the national service educational awards associated with those positions, an amount sufficient to ensure that the amendments made by section 7 of the 21st Century American Service Act may be carried out. .