; (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) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Award amount The award referred to in paragraph (1), payable to an individual described in such paragraph, shall be in an amount that is equal to twice the amount of the national average of the cost for in-State tuition and fees at public, four-year institutions of higher education, for the award year for which the national service position is approved by the Administration. (3) Definition In this subsection, the term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 148(h). . 7. Interagency working group The Director of the National and Community Service Administration, using funds made available under section 501(a)(5) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12681(a)(5) ), shall establish an interagency working group to— (1) evaluate and make recommendations regarding a process for evaluating the eligibility, for national service educational awards, of individuals who have participated in national service programs that are not administered under this Act but are described in section 123(2) of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12573(2) ); (2) evaluate the feasibility and advisability of granting Federal hiring preference under chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, to an individual who has completed at least 1 year of service and is entitled to the award authorized under section 147(a)(2) of that Act (as amended by section 6 of this Act) for that service