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                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                   I N  S E N A T E

                                   January 28, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  SALAND -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
         ty and Military Affairs

       AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to the presentation  of  a
         flag  of  the United States to the person designated to dispose of the
         remains of certain members of the organized militia

         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section  1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 250-a of
    2  the military law is designated paragraph a and  a  new  paragraph  b  is
    3  added to read as follows:
    4    B. THE ADJUTANT GENERAL UPON REQUEST, SHALL AUTHORIZE THE PRESENTATION
    5  OF  A  FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES, WHERE SUCH FLAG IS NOT PROVIDED BY THE
    6  UNITED STATES, TO THE PERSON DESIGNATED TO DISPOSE OF THE REMAINS  OF  A
    7  MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZED MILITIA, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWO OF THIS CHAP-
    8  TER,  WHO  HAS  SERVED  HIS OR HER INITIAL OBLIGATION, OR WAS DISCHARGED
    9  THEREFROM FOR A DISABILITY INCURRED OR AGGRAVATED IN THE LINE  OF  DUTY,
   10  OR WHOSE SERVICE UP TO THE DATE OF DEATH WAS HONORABLE.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07292-01-9