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Assembly Bill A6456A

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the issuance of a cold war certificate

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2009-A6456 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8149
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §247, Mil L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S3717

2009-A6456 - Summary

Relates to the issuance of a cold war certificate.

2009-A6456 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6456

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, N. RIVERA, COOK, BOYLAND, PHEFFER, ABBATE,
  NOLAN,  SCHIMMINGER,  CUSICK, P. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. BENEDETTO, CANESTRARI, DelMONTE, FARRELL, LUPARDO, MAYERSOHN, McEN-
  ENY, WALKER, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
  Veterans' Affairs

AN  ACT to amend the military law, in relation to the issuance of a Cold
  War medal

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 247 of the military law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
  1-B. THE GOVERNOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PRESENT IN THE NAME  OF  THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, A MILITARY DECORATION, TO BE KNOWN
AS THE "COLD WAR SERVICE MEDAL", BEARING A SUITABLE INSCRIPTION, DEVICE,
AND  RIBBON, ALL OF WHICH SHALL BE OF SUITABLE DESIGN, TO ANY PERSON (I)
WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR (II) WHO WAS A  CITIZEN  OF
THE  STATE  OF  NEW YORK WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED
STATES; (III) WHO SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED  FORCES  DURING  THE
PERIOD  OF  TIME  FROM  SEPTEMBER  SECOND,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE
THROUGH DECEMBER TWENTY-SIXTH,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  NINETY-ONE,  COMMONLY
KNOWN  AS  THE  COLD  WAR  ERA; AND (IV) WHO WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED OR
RELEASED UNDER HONORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES DURING THE COLD  WAR  ERA.    NOT
MORE  THAN ONE COLD WAR SERVICE MEDAL SHALL BE ISSUED TO ANY ONE PERSON;
NOR SHALL ANY CITATION BE AWARDED OR PRESENTED, UNDER THE PROVISIONS  OF
THIS  SUBDIVISION,  TO ANY PERSON WHOSE ENTIRE SERVICE SUBSEQUENT TO THE
TIME OF THE RECEIPT OF SUCH MEDAL SHALL NOT HAVE BEEN HONORABLE.  IN THE
EVENT OF THE DEATH OF ANY PERSON DURING OR SUBSEQUENT TO THE RECEIPT  OF
SUCH  CITATION  THE  COLD  WAR  SERVICE MEDAL SHALL BE PRESENTED TO SUCH
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED AS MAY BE DESIGNATED. THE ADJUTANT GENER-
AL SHALL MAKE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY  FOR
THE PROPER PRESENTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH DECORATIONS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09937-01-9

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2009-A6456A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8149
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §247, Mil L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S3717

2009-A6456A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the issuance of a cold war certificate.

2009-A6456A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6456--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, N. RIVERA, COOK, BOYLAND, PHEFFER, ABBATE,
  NOLAN, SCHIMMINGER, CUSICK, P. RIVERA, CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of  A.   BENEDETTO, CANESTRARI, DelMONTE, FARRELL, LUPARDO, MAYER-
  SOHN, McENENY, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
  on  Veterans'  Affairs  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to the issuance of a  Cold
  War certificate

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 247 of the military law is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
  1-B.  THE ADJUTANT GENERAL IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PRESENT IN THE NAME
OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, A CERTIFICATE, TO BE  KNOWN
AS  THE  "COLD  WAR CERTIFICATE," BEARING A SUITABLE INSCRIPTION, TO ANY
PERSON: (I) WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR (II) WHO WAS  A
CITIZEN  OF  THE  STATE OF NEW YORK WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF
THE UNITED STATES; (III) WHO SERVED IN THE UNITED  STATES  ARMED  FORCES
DURING  THE  PERIOD  OF  TIME  FROM  SEPTEMBER  SECOND, NINETEEN HUNDRED
FORTY-FIVE THROUGH DECEMBER TWENTY-SIXTH, NINETEEN  HUNDRED  NINETY-ONE,
COMMONLY  KNOWN  AS  THE  COLD  WAR  ERA;  AND  (IV)  WHO  WAS HONORABLY
DISCHARGED OR RELEASED UNDER HONORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES DURING THE COLD WAR
ERA. NOT MORE  THAN  ONE  COLD  WAR  CERTIFICATE  SHALL  BE  AWARDED  OR
PRESENTED, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, TO ANY PERSON WHOSE
ENTIRE SERVICE SUBSEQUENT TO THE TIME OF THE RECEIPT OF SUCH MEDAL SHALL
NOT  HAVE BEEN HONORABLE. IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF ANY PERSON DURING
OR SUBSEQUENT TO THE RECEIPT OF SUCH CERTIFICATE IT SHALL  BE  PRESENTED
TO  SUCH  REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED AS MAY BE DESIGNATED. THE ADJU-
TANT GENERAL IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF VETER-
ANS' AFFAIRS SHALL MAKE SUCH RULES AND  REGULATIONS  AS  MAY  BE  DEEMED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
A                                                          LBD09937-02-9

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