eligible program participant
(4) Eligible program participant defined In this subsection, the term “eligible program participant” means an individual who— (A) has successfully completed an academic program for which a scholarship or fellowship under this section was awarded; (B) has not previously been appointed to the excepted service position under paragraph (1)(A); and (C) at the time of the appointment of the individual to an excepted service position under paragraph (1)(A)— (i) under the terms of the agreement for such scholarship or fellowship, owes a service commitment to a Department or Federal agency or office referred to in paragraph (1); (ii) is employed by the Federal Government under a non-permanent appointment to a position in the excepted service that has national security responsibilities; or (iii) is a former civilian employee of the Federal Government who has less than a one-year break in service from the last period of Federal employment of such individual in a non-permanent appointment in the excepted service with national security responsibilities.