STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3789 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 31, 2019 ___________ 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. LBD08126-01-9