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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 13B.08.12.05" title_num="13B" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="12" heading="Initial Awards—Application Process.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>To be considered for an initial scholarship award, an individual shall submit to the Office, no later than March 1:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A complete Senator Douglas J.J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship application form;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>All applicable documentation of military service and family relationship described in §§B and C of this regulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Any other documents requested by the Office.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Documentation of Military Service in Afghanistan or Iraq Conflicts.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An active duty member of the United States armed forces or a family member of an active duty member of the United States armed forces shall submit a copy of the member’s official military orders.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A veteran of the United States armed forces, a family member of a veteran of the United States armed forces, a member of a reserve component of the United States armed services or the Maryland National Guard, or a family member of a member of a reserve component of the United States armed services or the Maryland National Guard shall submit a copy of the veteran’s or member’s Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Documentation of Family Relationship.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The son or daughter or an individual described in Regulation .04B(3)(a) or (b) of this chapter shall submit a copy of their birth certificate or proof of adoption.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The spouse of an individual described in Regulation .04B(3)(a) or (b) of this chapter shall submit a copy of their marriage certificate.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The stepson or stepdaughter of an individual described in Regulation .04B(3)(a) or (b) of this chapter shall submit:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A copy of the marriage certificate of their parent and stepparent; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A copy of their birth certificate or proof of adoption.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An application form or any required documentation under §§B and C of this regulation that is received after March 1 may not be considered in the determination of award eligibility.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Additional Information or Documentation.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Office may request additional information or documentation, or a signed authorization for the release of information or documentation from a third party, before determining eligibility for the award.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Any requested information, documentation, or signed authorization submitted after any deadline established by the Office will not be considered in the determination of award eligibility.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>