STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3789
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 31, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ORTIZ, COLTON, GUNTHER, WEPRIN, M. G. MILLER,
          SANTABARBARA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read  once  and
          referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
        AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to veterans who partic-
          ipated in operation restore hope in Somalia
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 368-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 368-a. Operation restore hope; combat status.  Any  veteran  of  the
     4  armed  forces who served in Somalia during operation restore hope shall,
     5  for the purposes of obtaining eligibility for any privilege  or  benefit
     6  granted  to  combat  veterans  pursuant  to  this  chapter  or any other
     7  provision of law, be granted the status  of  combat  veteran  and  shall
     8  obtain eligibility for any such privilege or benefit.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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