Budget Amendment ID: FY2018-S3-964

EPS 964

Medal of liberty

Messrs. Lewis, Rush and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after section x, the following new section:-

“SECTION X. Section 67A of chapter 33 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:-

If a fallen service member from the commonwealth who qualifies for the medal of liberty has no surviving spouse, children, siblings, or parents, their next closest surviving relative, including but not limited to any nephews or nieces, shall be eligible for the medal of liberty.”