As used in this title:

1. 1. Veteran means a person who has served in the armed forces of the United States or who was a recipient of the armed forces expeditionary medal, navy expeditionary medal or marine corps expeditionary medal for participation in operations in Lebanon from June first, nineteen hundred eighty-three to December first, nineteen hundred eighty-seven, in Grenada from October twenty-third, nineteen hundred eighty-three to November twenty-first, nineteen hundred eighty-three, or in Panama from December twentieth, nineteen hundred eighty-nine to January thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety, and who (a) has been honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from such service or furloughed to the reserve, or (b) has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or (c) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.

2. 2. Veteran organization means the:

   1. (a) Grand Army of the Republic;
   2. (b) United Spanish War Veterans;
   3. (c) American Legion;
   4. (d) Disabled American Veterans;
   5. (e) Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States;
   6. (f) Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated;
   7. (g) Catholic War Veterans, Incorporated;
   8. (h) Army and Navy Union of the United States;
   9. (i) Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Incorporated;
   10. (j) Polish Legion of American Veterans, Incorporated;
   11. (k) The Marine Corps League;
   12. (l) Military Order of the Purple Heart, Inc.;
   13. (m) Amvets.
   14. (n) American Veterans of World War II;
   15. (o) Veterans of World War I, U.S.A., Inc.
   16. (p) Polish-American Veterans of World War II;
   17. (q) Masonic War Veterans of the state of N.Y., Inc.;
   18. (r) American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.;
   19. (s) Regular Veterans Association, Inc.;
   20. (t) Vietnam Veterans of America;
   21. (u) Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association;
3. 3. Veteran assistance means safety net assistance given pursuant to the provisions of this title, to the persons eligible therefor.