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                                  6473

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 1, 2013
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Introduced  by  M. of A. DIPIETRO, LALOR, DUPREY, RAIA, GIGLIO, BORELLI,
  CROUCH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY,  HAWLEY,  McLAUGHLIN
  -- 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:

  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  "CAMPAIGN  MEDAL  FOR SERVICE", 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,  AND  WHO, WHILE SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED
FORCES, DEFINED AS ARMY, AIR FORCE, NAVY, MARINE CORPS, OR COAST  GUARD,
SERVED  IN  ACTIVE DUTY IN AFGHANISTAN. NOT MORE THAN ONE CAMPAIGN MEDAL
FOR SERVICE 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. FOR EACH SUCCEEDING  MEDAL  AS
PROVIDED  IN THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO WEAR, AS
THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE STATE MAY DIRECT, A  RIBBON  WHOSE  COLOR  AND
DESIGN  SHALL  BE  SELECTED BY THE DIVISION OF MILITARY AFFAIRS.  IN THE
EVENT OF THE DEATH OF ANY PERSON DURING OR SUBSEQUENT TO THE RECEIPT  OF
SUCH  CITATION THE CAMPAIGN MEDAL FOR SERVICE SHALL BE PRESENTED TO SUCH
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED AS MAY BE DESIGNATED. THE CHIEF OF  STAFF
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.
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  S  2.  Subdivision 1-a of section 247 of the military law, as added by
chapter 184 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
  1-a.  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 "conspicuous  service  star",  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, and who, while serving in  the  United  States  Armed
Forces,  defined as army, air force, navy, marine corps, or coast guard,
has, or shall have received a United States unit level decoration denot-
ing combat participation and foreign unit awards, issued from a company,
regimental, brigade, or division commander, or equivalent naval unit, or
issued by the President of the United States, the Congress of the United
States, the United States Defense Department  or  the  joint  chiefs  of
staff,  such  as,  but not limited to, a presidential unit citation or a
joint meritorious unit award. Not more than one conspicuous service star
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 star shall
not have been honorable. For each succeeding star  as  provided  herein,
such  person  shall  be  entitled  to wear, as the chief of staff of the
state may direct, a ribbon whose color and design shall be  selected  by
the  division  of [miliary] MILITARY affairs.  In the event of the death
of any person during or subsequent to the receipt of such  citation  the
conspicuous  service  star  shall be presented to such representative of
the deceased as may be designated. The chief of staff  shall  make  such
rules  and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the proper presen-
tation and distribution of such decorations.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.