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                                    119
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to the issuance of  a  New
   York State Iraq War Commemorative Medal

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1-d of section 247  of  the  military  law,  as
 added  by  chapter  583 of the laws of 2022, is renumbered 1-e and a new
 subdivision 1-f is added to read as follows:
   1-F. THE GOVERNOR 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  IRAQ  WAR  COMMEMORATIVE   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  DEFINED  AS  THE  ARMY  NATIONAL
 GUARD,  THE  AIR  NATIONAL GUARD, THE NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA, OR THE NEW
 YORK GUARD, ON ACTIVE DUTY ABROAD IN IRAQ DURING  THE  PERIOD  OF  MARCH
 TWENTIETH,  TWO THOUSAND THREE THROUGH DECEMBER EIGHTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND
 ELEVEN; AND (IV) WHO WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED OR RELEASED  UNDER  HONOR-
 ABLE  CIRCUMSTANCES  OR  WHO  HAS  A QUALIFYING CONDITION, AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED  FIFTY  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  LAW,  AND  RECEIVED  A
 DISCHARGE  OTHER  THAN  BAD  CONDUCT  OR DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE, OR IS A
 DISCHARGED LGBT VETERAN, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY  OF
 THE  EXECUTIVE  LAW,  AND RECEIVED A DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD CONDUCT OR
 DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE.  NO PERSON SHALL RECEIVE MORE THAN ONE NEW  YORK
 STATE  IRAQ  WAR COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL.   IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF ANY
 ELIGIBLE PERSON PRIOR TO THE RECEIPT OF SUCH COMMEMORATIVE  MEDAL,  SUCH
 COMMEMORATIVE  MEDAL SHALL BE PRESENTED TO THE DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD00343-01-3
 A. 119                              2
 
 OF THE DECEASED.  THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE  DIREC-
 TOR  OF  THE  DIVISION  OF VETERANS' SERVICES, SHALL MAKE SUCH RULES AND
 REGULATIONS AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER  PRESENTATION  AND
 DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH MEDALS.
   §  2.  Subdivision 4 of section 247 of the military law, as separately
 amended by chapters 582 and 583 of the laws of 2022, 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, the New York State Silver Rose Veterans Service Certif-
 icate,  THE  NEW YORK STATE IRAQ WAR COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL or the New York
 State Vietnam War Commemorative Medal or the New York State  Korean  War
 Commemorative  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,
 or marine corps.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall have become a law; provided, however, that if chapters 582 and
 583 of the laws of 2022 have not taken effect on  or  before  such  date
 then  section  two of this act shall take effect on such date and in the
 same manner as such chapters of the laws of 2022 takes effect. The divi-
 sion 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.