Bill Text: NY A05295 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for the "Campaign Medal for Service" to be awarded to those who have provided military service in Afghanistan.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 18-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-15 - held for consideration in veterans' affairs [A05295 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A05295-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5295
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 8, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DiPIETRO, LALOR, RAIA, GIGLIO, CROUCH, KOLB,
          MONTESANO, HAWLEY, McDONOUGH, RA, BRABENEC,  PICHARDO  --  Multi-Spon-
          sored  by -- M. of A.  BARCLAY, GARBARINO -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
        AN ACT to amend the military law,  in  relation  to  providing  for  the
          "Campaign Medal for Service" to be granted to those who provided mili-
          tary service in Afghanistan
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 247 of the military law is amended by adding a  new
     2  subdivision 1-d to read as follows:
     3    1-d.  The  governor is hereby authorized to present in the name of the
     4  legislature of the state of New York, a military decoration, to be known
     5  as the "Campaign Medal for Service",  bearing  a  suitable  inscription,
     6  device,  and  ribbon,  all  of which shall be of suitable design, to any
     7  person (i) who is a citizen of the state of New York or (ii) who  was  a
     8  citizen  of  the  state of New York while serving in the armed forces of
     9  the United States, and who, while serving in  the  United  States  Armed
    10  Forces,  defined as army, air force, navy, marine corps, or coast guard,
    11  served in active duty in Afghanistan. Not more than one  campaign  medal
    12  for service shall be issued to any one person; nor shall any citation be
    13  awarded  or  presented, under the provisions of this subdivision, to any
    14  person whose entire service subsequent to the time  of  the  receipt  of
    15  such  medal  shall not have been honorable. For each succeeding medal as
    16  provided in this subdivision, such person shall be entitled to wear,  as
    17  the  chief  of  staff  of the state may direct, a ribbon whose color and
    18  design shall be selected by the division of military affairs.    In  the
    19  event  of the death of any person during or subsequent to the receipt of
    20  such citation the campaign medal for service shall be presented to  such
    21  representative  of the deceased as may be designated. The chief of staff
    22  shall make such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the
    23  proper presentation and distribution of such decorations.
    24    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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