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                                   8087
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. STERN, HUNTER, SLATER -- 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 Cold 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-f of section 247  of  the  military  law,  as
 added  by  chapter  610 of the laws of 2023, is renumbered 1-g and a new
 subdivision 1-h is added to read as follows:
   1-H. 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  COLD  WAR  COMMEMORATIVE   MEDAL",   BEARING   A   SUITABLE
 INSCRIPTION,  TO  ANY  PERSON: (I) WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF NEW
 YORK; OR WHO WAS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK  WHILE  SERVING  IN
 THE  ARMED  FORCES  OF  THE UNITED STATES; (II) WHO SERVED IN THE UNITED
 STATES ARMED FORCES, DURING THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER  SECOND,  NINETEEN
 HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE THROUGH DECEMBER TWENTY-SIXTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINE-
 TY-ONE;  AND  (III) WHO WAS DISCHARGED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS OR WHO
 HAS A QUALIFYING CONDITION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF  THE  VETERANS'
 SERVICES  LAW,  AND  RECEIVED  A  DISCHARGE  OTHER  THAN  BAD CONDUCT OR
 DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE, OR IS A DISCHARGED LGBT VETERAN, AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  ONE  OF  THE  VETERANS'  SERVICES LAW, AND RECEIVED A DISCHARGE
 OTHER THAN BAD  CONDUCT  OR  DISHONORABLE  DISCHARGE.  NO  PERSON  SHALL
 RECEIVE  MORE  THAN ONE NEW YORK STATE COLD 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 OF THE DECEASED. THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, IN
 CONSULTATION WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  VETERANS'
 SERVICES,  SHALL MAKE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE DEEMED NECES-
 SARY FOR THE  PROPER  PRESENTATION  AND  DISTRIBUTION  OF  SUCH  MEDALS,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 INCLUDING THE ELIGIBILITY OF COLD WAR VETERANS WHO HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED
 THE COLD WAR CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE-B OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  Subdivision 4 of section 247 of the military law, as separately
 amended by chapters 609 and 610 of the laws of 2023, 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, the New York
 State Afghanistan War Commemorative Medal, THE NEW YORK STATE  COLD  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] SUCH
 RECIPIENT'S entry into the United  States  army,  air  force,  navy,  or
 marine corps.
   §  3. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 the date on which 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.