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                                  6012

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 3, 2011
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Introduced  by M. of A. BURLING, CROUCH, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, KOLB, McKEVITT,
  RAIA, SPANO, FINCH, BARCLAY, TOBACCO, CASTELLI,  D. MILLER  --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by  -- M. of A.  CALHOUN, CONTE, GABRYSZAK, GALEF, GOODELL,
  JOHNS,  JORDAN,  MAYERSOHN,  McLAUGHLIN,  MOLINARO,  MONTESANO,  OAKS,
  PALMESANO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veter-
  ans' 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 Iraq

  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  IRAQ. 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 SECTION, 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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.
  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]
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 [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  repre-
sentative of the deceased as may be designated. The chief of staff shall
make such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the prop-
er presentation and distribution of such decorations.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.