Grants status as a combat veteran to veterans who served in the armed forces during Operation Restore Hope in Somalia for the purposes of obtaining any privileges and benefits that are available to combat veterans.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8469
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
October 9, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, COLTON, GUNTHER, WEPRIN, MILLER, HOOPER,
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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