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                                   5373
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2017
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DiPIETRO, LALOR, RAIA, GIGLIO, CROUCH, KOLB,
   MONTESANO, GRAF, CURRAN, HAWLEY, McDONOUGH, RA, BRABENEC, PICHARDO  --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, GARBARINO, McLAUGHLIN, OAKS --
   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-c to read as follows:
   1-C. 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05877-01-7
              

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 SHALL MAKE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE
 PROPER PRESENTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH DECORATIONS.
   §  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.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.