Bill Text: NY S05372 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the issuance of a New York State Afghanistan War Commemorative Medal.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2023-06-09 - SUBSTITUTED BY A121A [S05372 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S05372-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5372

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      March 3, 2023
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        Introduced  by  Sens.  HARCKHAM, HELMING, WEIK -- read twice and ordered
          printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veter-
          ans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs

        AN  ACT  to amend the military law, in relation to the issuance of a New
          York State Afghanistan War Commemorative Medal

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  1-d  of  section 247 of the military law, as
     2  added by chapter 583 of the laws of 2022, is renumbered 1-e  and  a  new
     3  subdivision 1-f is added to read as follows:
     4    1-f.  The  governor is hereby authorized to present in the name of the
     5  legislature of the state of New York, a medal, to be known as  the  "New
     6  York  State  Afghanistan  War  Commemorative  Medal", bearing a suitable
     7  inscription, to any person: (i) who is a resident of the  state  of  New
     8  York;  or (ii) who was a resident of the state of New York while serving
     9  in the armed forces of the United States; (iii) who served in the United
    10  States Armed Forces, defined as army, air force, navy, marine corps,  or
    11  coast  guard,  or  the  organized  militia  defined as the army national
    12  guard, the air national guard, the New York naval militia,  or  the  New
    13  York  guard,  on  active duty abroad in Afghanistan during the period of
    14  time from October seventh, two thousand one  through  August  thirtieth,
    15  two  thousand  twenty-one;  and  (iv)  who  was  honorably discharged or
    16  released under honorable circumstances or who has  a  qualifying  condi-
    17  tion,  as  defined  in section three hundred fifty of the executive law,
    18  and  received  a  discharge  other  than  bad  conduct  or  dishonorable
    19  discharge,  or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section three
    20  hundred fifty of the executive law, and received a discharge other  than
    21  bad conduct or dishonorable discharge. No person shall receive more than
    22  one New York State Afghanistan War Commemorative Medal.  In the event of
    23  the death of any eligible person prior to the receipt of such commemora-
    24  tive  medal,  such  commemorative medal shall be presented to the desig-

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00341-01-3
        S. 5372                             2

     1  nated representative of the deceased. The adjutant general, in consulta-
     2  tion with the director of the division of veterans' services, shall make
     3  such rules and regulations as may be deemed  necessary  for  the  proper
     4  presentation and distribution of such medals.
     5    §  2.  Subdivision 4 of section 247 of the military law, as separately
     6  amended by chapters 582 and 583 of the laws of 2022, is amended to  read
     7  as follows:
     8    4.  This section shall not be construed to require that a recipient of
     9  the conspicuous service cross, the conspicuous service  star,  the  Cold
    10  War Certificate, the New York State Silver Rose Veterans Service Certif-
    11  icate, the New York State Afghanistan War Commemorative Medal or the New
    12  York  State Vietnam War Commemorative Medal or the New York State Korean
    13  War Commemorative Medal has been a resident of the state of New York  at
    14  the  time  of  his  or her entry into the United States army, air force,
    15  navy, or marine corps.
    16    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    17  it shall have become a law; provided that if chapters 582 and 583 of the
    18  laws of 2022 shall not have taken effect on or  before  such  date  then
    19  this  act  shall  take effect on the same date and in the same manner as
    20  such chapters of the laws of 2022, take effect. The division of military
    21  and naval affairs is authorized to promulgate  any  and  all  rules  and
    22  regulations  and  take  any  other  measures  necessary to implement the
    23  provisions of this act on its effective date on or before such date.