Bill Text: NY A06479 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 6479 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides for the "Campaign Medal for Service" to be awarded to those who have provided military service in Iraq.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to veterans' affairs [A06479 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A06479-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6479
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     April 1, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. DIPIETRO, RAIA, GIGLIO, BORELLI, CROUCH, DUPREY,
         LALOR -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, HAWLEY, McLAUGHLIN --
         read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 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:
    1    Section 1. Section 247 of the military law is amended by adding a  new
    2  subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
    3    1-B.  THE  GOVERNOR IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PRESENT IN THE NAME OF THE
    4  LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, A MILITARY DECORATION, TO BE KNOWN
    5  AS THE "CAMPAIGN MEDAL FOR SERVICE",  BEARING  A  SUITABLE  INSCRIPTION,
    6  DEVICE,  AND  RIBBON,  ALL  OF WHICH SHALL BE OF SUITABLE DESIGN, TO ANY
    7  PERSON (I) WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR (II) WHO  WAS  A
    8  CITIZEN  OF  THE  STATE OF NEW YORK WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF
    9  THE UNITED STATES, AND WHO, WHILE SERVING IN  THE  UNITED  STATES  ARMED
   10  FORCES,  DEFINED AS ARMY, AIR FORCE, NAVY, MARINE CORPS, OR COAST GUARD,
   11  SERVED IN ACTIVE DUTY IN IRAQ. NOT MORE  THAN  ONE  CAMPAIGN  MEDAL  FOR
   12  SERVICE  SHALL  BE  ISSUED  TO ANY ONE PERSON; NOR SHALL ANY CITATION BE
   13  AWARDED OR PRESENTED, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION,  TO  ANY
   14  PERSON  WHOSE  ENTIRE  SERVICE  SUBSEQUENT TO THE TIME OF THE RECEIPT OF
   15  SUCH MEDAL SHALL NOT HAVE BEEN HONORABLE. FOR EACH SUCCEEDING  MEDAL  AS
   16  PROVIDED  IN THIS SECTION, SUCH PERSON SHALL BE ENTITLED TO WEAR, AS THE
   17  CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE STATE MAY DIRECT, A RIBBON WHOSE COLOR AND  DESIGN
   18  SHALL  BE SELECTED BY THE DIVISION OF MILITARY AFFAIRS.  IN THE EVENT OF
   19  THE DEATH OF ANY PERSON DURING OR SUBSEQUENT  TO  THE  RECEIPT  OF  SUCH
   20  CITATION  THE  CAMPAIGN  MEDAL  FOR  SERVICE  SHALL BE PRESENTED TO SUCH
   21  REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED AS MAY BE DESIGNATED.  THE CHIEF OF STAFF
   22  SHALL MAKE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE
   23  PROPER PRESENTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH DECORATIONS.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03452-01-3
       A. 6479                             2
    1    S 2. Subdivision 1-a of section 247 of the military law, as  added  by
    2  chapter 184 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
    3    1-a.  The  governor is hereby authorized to present in the name of the
    4  legislature of the state of New York, a military decoration, to be known
    5  as the "conspicuous  service  star",  bearing  a  suitable  inscription,
    6  device,  and  ribbon,  all  of which shall be of suitable design, to any
    7  person (i) who is a citizen of the state of New York or (ii) who  was  a
    8  citizen  of  the  state of New York while serving in the armed forces of
    9  the United States, and who, while serving in  the  United  States  Armed
   10  Forces,  defined as army, air force, navy, marine corps, or coast guard,
   11  has, or shall have received a United States unit level decoration denot-
   12  ing combat participation and foreign unit awards, issued from a company,
   13  regimental, brigade, or division commander, or equivalent naval unit, or
   14  issued by the President of the United States, the Congress of the United
   15  States, the United States Defense Department  or  the  joint  chiefs  of
   16  staff,  such  as,  but not limited to, a presidential unit citation or a
   17  joint meritorious unit award. Not more than one conspicuous service star
   18  shall be issued to any one person; nor shall any citation be awarded  or
   19  presented, under the provisions of this subdivision, to any person whose
   20  entire  service subsequent to the time of the receipt of such star shall
   21  not have been honorable. For each succeeding star as  provided  [herein]
   22  IN THIS SUBDIVISION, such person shall be entitled to wear, as the chief
   23  of  staff of the state may direct, a ribbon whose color and design shall
   24  be selected by the division of [miliary] MILITARY affairs.  In the event
   25  of the death of any person during or subsequent to the receipt  of  such
   26  citation  the conspicuous service star shall be presented to such repre-
   27  sentative of the deceased as may be designated. The chief of staff shall
   28  make such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the prop-
   29  er presentation and distribution of such decorations.
   30    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.