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                                   8120
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 11, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the military law, in relation to the issuance of a New
   York State September Eleventh Service 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-d to read as follows:
   1-D. THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATION AUTHORI-
 TY OR WITH FUNDS OTHERWISE AVAILABLE, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PRESENT IN
 THE NAME OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,  A  MEDAL,  TO  BE
 KNOWN  AS THE "NEW YORK STATE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH SERVICE MEDAL", BEARING
 A SUITABLE INSCRIPTION, TO ANY PERSON: (I) WHO  IS  A  RESIDENT  OF  THE
 STATE  OF  NEW YORK; OR (II) WHO WAS A RESIDENT 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, DEFINED AS  ARMY,  AIR  FORCE,  NAVY,
 MARINE  CORPS,  OR  COAST GUARD, OR THE ORGANIZED MILITIA ON ACTIVE DUTY
 AND PARTICIPATED IN THE RESCUE, RECOVERY, OR CLEANUP OPERATIONS  AT  THE
 WORLD  TRADE CENTER SITE IN RESPONSE TO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK ON
 SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH,  TWO  THOUSAND  ONE;  AND  (IV)  WHO  WAS  HONORABLY
 DISCHARGED  OR RELEASED UNDER HONORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES SUBSEQUENT TO SUCH
 SERVICE. NOT MORE THAN ONE NEW YORK  STATE  SEPTEMBER  ELEVENTH  SERVICE
 MEDAL SHALL BE AWARDED OR PRESENTED, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION, TO ANY PERSON WHOSE ENTIRE SERVICE SUBSEQUENT TO THE TIME OF THE
 RECEIPT OF SUCH MEDAL 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 MILITARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS. 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  ADJUTANT  GENERAL,  IN  CONSULTATION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 WITH  THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS, SHALL MAKE SUCH
 RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER  PRESEN-
 TATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH MEDALS.
   §  2.  Subdivision 4 of section 247 of the military law, as amended by
 chapter 332 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   4. This section shall not be construed to require that a recipient  of
 the  conspicuous  service  cross, the conspicuous service star, the Cold
 War Certificate [or], the New York State Silver  Rose  Veterans  Service
 Certificate  OR  THE NEW YORK STATE SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH SERVICE MEDAL has
 been a resident of the state of New York at the time of his or her entry
 into the United States army, air force, navy, marine  corps,  or  nurses
 corps.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall  have become a law. The division of military and naval affairs
 is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations  and  take
 any  other measures necessary to implement the provisions of this act on
 its effective date on or before such date.