N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 168

§ 168. Definitions. As used in this title:\n * 1. Veteran means a person, male or female, who has served in the\narmed forces of the United States in time of war, or who was a recipient\nof the armed forces expeditionary medal, navy expeditionary medal or\nmarine corps expeditionary medal for participation in operations in\nLebanon from June first, nineteen hundred eighty-three to December\nfirst, nineteen hundred eighty-seven, in Grenada from October\ntwenty-third, nineteen hundred eighty-three to November twenty-first,\nnineteen hundred eighty-three, or in Panama from December twentieth,\nnineteen hundred eighty-nine to January thirty-first, nineteen hundred\nninety, and who (1) has been honorably discharged or released under\nhonorable circumstances from such service or furloughed to the reserve,\nor (2) has a qualifying condition, as defined in section three hundred\nfifty of the executive law, and has received a discharge other than bad\nconduct or dishonorable from such service, or (3) is a discharged LGBT\nveteran, as defined in section three hundred fifty of the executive law,\nand has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from\nsuch service.\n * NB Effective until April 1, 2023\n * 1. Veteran means a person, male or female, who has served in the\narmed forces of the United States in time of war, or who was a recipient\nof the armed forces expeditionary medal, navy expeditionary medal or\nmarine corps expeditionary medal for participation in operations in\nLebanon from June first, nineteen hundred eighty-three to December\nfirst, nineteen hundred eighty-seven, in Grenada from October\ntwenty-third, nineteen hundred eighty-three to November twenty-first,\nnineteen hundred eighty-three, or in Panama from December twentieth,\nnineteen hundred eighty-nine to January thirty-first, nineteen hundred\nninety, and who (1) has been honorably discharged or released under\nhonorable circumstances from such service or furloughed to the reserve,\nor (2) has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the\nveterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad\nconduct or dishonorable from such service, or (3) is a discharged LGBT\nveteran, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and\nhas received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from\nsuch service.\n * NB Effective April 1, 2023\n 2. In time of war means the periods herein set forth for the following\nwars and conflicts:\n (1) Civil war; from twentieth day of April, eighteen hundred sixty-one\nto and including the ninth day of April, eighteen hundred sixty-five.\n (2) Spanish-American war; from the twenty-first day of April, eighteen\nhundred ninety-eight to and including the eleventh day of April,\neighteen hundred ninety-nine.\n (3) Philippine insurrection; from the eleventh day of April, eighteen\nhundred ninety-nine to and including the fourth day of July, nineteen\nhundred two.\n (4) World war I; from the sixth day of April, nineteen hundred\nseventeen to and including the eleventh day of November, nineteen\nhundred eighteen.\n * (5) World war II; from the seventh day of December, nineteen hundred\nforty-one to and including the thirty-first day of December, nineteen\nhundred forty-six, or who was employed by the War Shipping\nAdministration or Office of Defense Transportation or their agents as a\nmerchant seaman documented by the United States Coast Guard or\nDepartment of Commerce, or as a civil servant employed by the United\nStates Army Transport Service (later redesignated as the United States\nArmy Transportation Corps, Water Division) or the Naval Transportation\nService; and who served satisfactorily as a crew member during the\nperiod of armed conflict, December seventh, nineteen hundred forty-one,\nto August fifteenth, nineteen hundred forty-five, aboard merchant\nvessels in oceangoing, i.e., foreign, intercoastal, or coastwise service\nas such terms are defined under federal law (46 USCA 10301 & 10501) and\nfurther to include "near foreign" voyages between the United States and\nCanada, Mexico, or the West Indies via ocean routes, or public vessels\nin oceangoing service or foreign waters and who has received a\nCertificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and a discharge\ncertificate, or an Honorable Service Certificate/Report of Casualty,\nfrom the Department of Defense or who served as a United States civilian\nemployed by the American Field Service and served overseas under United\nStates Armies and United States Army Groups in world war II during the\nperiod of armed conflict, December seventh, nineteen hundred forty-one\nthrough May eighth, nineteen hundred forty-five, and who (i) was\ndischarged or released therefrom under honorable conditions, or (ii) has\na qualifying condition, as defined in section three hundred fifty of the\nexecutive law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or\ndishonorable from such service, or (iii) is a discharged LGBT veteran,\nas defined in section three hundred fifty of the executive law, and has\nreceived a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such\nservice, or who served as a United States civilian Flight Crew and\nAviation Ground Support Employee of Pan American World Airways or one of\nits subsidiaries or its affiliates and served overseas as a result of\nPan American's contract with Air Transport Command or Naval Air\nTransport Service during the period of armed conflict, December\nfourteenth, nineteen hundred forty-one through August fourteenth,\nnineteen hundred forty-five, and who (iv) was discharged or released\ntherefrom under honorable conditions, or (v) has a qualifying condition,\nas defined in section three hundred fifty of the executive law, and has\nreceived a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such\nservice, or (vi) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section\nthree hundred fifty of the executive law, and has received a discharge\nother than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.\n * NB Effective until April 1, 2023\n * (5) World war II; from the seventh day of December, nineteen hundred\nforty-one to and including the thirty-first day of December, nineteen\nhundred forty-six, or who was employed by the War Shipping\nAdministration or Office of Defense Transportation or their agents as a\nmerchant seaman documented by the United States Coast Guard or\nDepartment of Commerce, or as a civil servant employed by the United\nStates Army Transport Service (later redesignated as the United States\nArmy Transportation Corps, Water Division) or the Naval Transportation\nService; and who served satisfactorily as a crew member during the\nperiod of armed conflict, December seventh, nineteen hundred forty-one,\nto August fifteenth, nineteen hundred forty-five, aboard merchant\nvessels in oceangoing, i.e., foreign, intercoastal, or coastwise service\nas such terms are defined under federal law (46 USCA 10301 & 10501) and\nfurther to include "near foreign" voyages between the United States and\nCanada, Mexico, or the West Indies via ocean routes, or public vessels\nin oceangoing service or foreign waters and who has received a\nCertificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and a discharge\ncertificate, or an Honorable Service Certificate/Report of Casualty,\nfrom the Department of Defense or who served as a United States civilian\nemployed by the American Field Service and served overseas under United\nStates Armies and United States Army Groups in world war II during the\nperiod of armed conflict, December seventh, nineteen hundred forty-one\nthrough May eighth, nineteen hundred forty-five, and who (i) was\ndischarged or released therefrom under honorable conditions, or (ii) has\na qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans'\nservices law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or\ndishonorable from such service, or (iii) is a discharged LGBT veteran,\nas defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has\nreceived a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such\nservice, or who served as a United States civilian Flight Crew and\nAviation Ground Support Employee of Pan American World Airways or one of\nits subsidiaries or its affiliates and served overseas as a result of\nPan American's contract with Air Transport Command or Naval Air\nTransport Service during the period of armed conflict, December\nfourteenth, nineteen hundred forty-one through August fourteenth,\nnineteen hundred forty-five, and who (iv) was discharged or released\ntherefrom under honorable conditions, or (v) has a qualifying condition,\nas defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has\nreceived a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such\nservice, or (vi) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one\nof the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than\nbad conduct or dishonorable from such service.\n * NB Effective April 1, 2023\n (6) Korean conflict; from the twenty-seventh day of June, nineteen\nhundred fifty to and including the thirty-first day of January, nineteen\nhundred fifty-five.\n (7) Viet Nam conflict; from the first of November, nineteen hundred\nfifty-five to and including the seventh day of May, nineteen hundred\nseventy-five.\n (8) Persian Gulf conflict; from the second day of August, nineteen\nhundred ninety to and including the end of such conflict.\n 3. Veteran organization means the:\n (a) Grand Army of the Republic;\n (b) United Spanish War Veterans;\n (c) American Legion;\n (d) Disabled American Veterans;\n (e) Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States;\n (f) Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated;\n (g) Catholic War Veterans, Incorporated;\n (h) Army and Navy Union of the United States;\n (i) Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated;\n (j) Polish Legion of American Veterans, Incorporated;\n (k) The Marine Corps League;\n (l) Military Order of the Purple Heart, Inc.;\n (m) Amvets.\n (n) American Veterans of World War II;\n (o) Veterans of World War I, U.S.A., Inc.\n (p) Polish-American Veterans of World War II;\n (q) Masonic War Veterans of the state of N.Y., Inc.;\n (r) American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.;\n (s) Regular Veterans Association, Inc.;\n (t) Vietnam Veterans of America;\n (u) Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association;\n 4. Veteran assistance means safety net assistance given pursuant to\nthe provisions of this title, to the persons eligible therefor.\n