appoint, to a competitive service position at such agency, any individual who is certified by the Corporation for National and Community Service as having satisfactorily completed service in a national service program authorized under a national service law. Such an individual may not be appointed under the authority provided under this section after the date that is 3 years after the date such individual so completes such service. (d) 1-Year eligibility for health benefits Notwithstanding section 140 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12594 ) or any other provision of the national service laws, during the one-year period beginning on the day after the final day of a participant in a national service program authorized under a national service law, the Corporation for National and Community Service shall provide such former participant, at no cost to such participant, with the health care policy such participant received during the term of service in such program. (e) Doubling of the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Section 147(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12603(a) ) is amended by inserting twice before the maximum . (f) Use of the Segal Americorps Education Award Section 148(a)(4) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12604(a)(4) ) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , or for the purpose of obtaining a recognized post-secondary credential (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ) . (g) Suspension of payments and accrual of interest on federal loans during service (1) In general Notwithstanding any provision of a national service law, if an individual receives a loan made under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq. ) before commencing service in a national service program under a national service law— (A) all payments due for such loans shall be suspended