SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1496
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEGRIFFITH.
3568H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter42,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtomilitarymedal
programsforveterans.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter42,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection42.312,toreadasfollows:
42.312.1.Thereisherebycreatedwithinthestateadjutantgeneral'sofficethe
2"OperationEnduringFreedom,OperationFreedom'sSentinel,andOperationAllies
3RefugeProgram".EveryveteranwhohonorablyservedonactivedutyintheUnited
4StatesmilitaryserviceatanytimebeginningOctober7,2001,andendingAugust30,
52021,shallbeentitledtoreceiveanOperationEnduringFreedom,OperationFreedom's
6Sentinel,andOperationAlliesRefugemedallion,medal,andcertificateofappreciation
7underthissection,providedthat:
8 (1)Suchveteranisalegalresidentofthisstateorwasalegalresidentofthis
9stateatthetimeheorsheenteredorwasdischargedfrommilitaryserviceoratthetime
10ofhisorherdeath,orsuchveteranservedinaunitoftheMissouriNationalGuard
11regardlessofwhethersuchveteranisoreverwasalegalresidentofthisstate;and
12 (2)Suchveteranwashonorablyseparatedordischargedfrommilitaryservice,is
13stillinactiveserviceinanhonorablestatus,orwasinactiveserviceinanhonorable
14statusatthetimeofhisorherdeath.
15 2.TheOperationEnduringFreedom,OperationFreedom'sSentinel,and
16OperationAlliesRefugemedallion,medal,andcertificateshallbeawardedregardlessof
17whethersuchveteranservedwithintheUnitedStatesorinaforeigncountry.The
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18medallion,medal,andcertificateshallbeawardedregardlessofwhethersuchveteran
19wasundereighteenyearsofageatthetimeofenlistment.Forpurposesofthissection,
20"veteran"meansanypersondefinedasaveteranbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentof
21VeteransAffairsoritssuccessoragency.
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