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1	1	82R16811 VOO-F
2	2	By: Kleinschmidt H.B. No. 973
3	3	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 973:
4	4	By: Berman C.S.H.B. No. 973
5	5
6	6
7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to awards for certain members of the state military forces
10	10	who were inducted into or served in federal military service in
11	11	support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn, and Enduring
12	12	Freedom.
13	13	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
14	14	SECTION 1. Section 431.134(a), Government Code, is amended
15	15	to read as follows:
16	16	(a) The adjutant general may adopt rules and regulations
17	17	relating to the:
18	18	(1) Texas Faithful Service Medal, which shall be
19	19	awarded to a member of the state military forces who has completed
20	20	five years of honorable service during which the person has shown
21	21	fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to the
22	22	state;
23	23	(2) Federal Service Medal, which shall be awarded to a
24	24	person who was inducted into federal service from the state
25	25	military forces between June 15, 1940, and January 1, 1946, or after
26	26	June 1, 1950, if the service was for more than 90 days;
27	27	(3) Texas Medal of Merit, which may be presented to a
28	28	member of the military forces of this state, another state, or the
29	29	United States who performs outstanding service or attains
30	30	extraordinary achievement in behalf of the state or United States;
31	31	(4) Texas Outstanding Service Medal, which may be
32	32	presented to a member of the military forces of this state, another
33	33	state, or the United States who has performed service in a superior
34	34	and clearly outstanding manner;
35	35	(5) Texas State Guard Service Medal, which shall be
36	36	awarded to a person who completes three consecutive years of
37	37	honorable service in the Texas State Guard during which the person
38	38	has shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to
39	39	the state;
40	40	(6) Texas Desert Shield/Desert Storm Campaign Medal,
41	41	which shall be awarded to a person who was inducted into federal
42	42	service from the Texas National Guard after August 1, 1990, in
43	43	support of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm,
44	44	without regard to the place that the person was deployed while
45	45	serving on active federal military duty;
46	46	(7) Texas Humanitarian Service Medal, which shall be
47	47	awarded to a person who:
48	48	(A) does not meet the criteria for an award of the
49	49	federal Humanitarian Service Medal;
50	50	(B) is a member of the state military forces; and
51	51	(C) while serving on state active duty or active
52	52	duty under state authority in accordance with Title 32 of the United
53	53	States Code, participates satisfactorily in defense support to a
54	54	mission under civilian authority to protect life or property during
55	55	or soon after a natural disaster or civil unrest in the state;
56	56	(8) Texas Cavalry Medal, which shall be awarded to a
57	57	person who:
58	58	(A) served on or after September 11, 2001, in the
59	59	124th Cavalry, Texas Army National Guard; and
60	60	(B) served in a hostile fire zone as designated
61	61	by the United States secretary of defense;
62	62	(9) Texas Combat Service Ribbon, which shall be
63	63	awarded to a member of the Texas National Guard who served, after
64	64	September 11, 2001, in a hostile fire zone as designated by the
65	65	United States secretary of defense;
66	66	(10) Texas Purple Heart Medal, which shall be awarded
67	67	to a person who, after September 11, 2001:
68	68	(A) was inducted into federal service from the
69	69	Texas National Guard; and
70	70	(B) meets the criteria for an award of the
71	71	federal Purple Heart Medal;
72	72	(11) Texas Superior Service Medal, which shall be
73	73	awarded to:
74	74	(A) a member of the state military forces who
75	75	has:
76	76	(i) completed 30 or more years of honorable
77	77	state service or a combination of state and federal service; and
78	78	(ii) continually demonstrated superior
79	79	performance and service while assigned to key leadership positions
80	80	demanding responsibility; or
81	81	(B) a civilian who has contributed significant
82	82	service to the state military forces; [and]
83	83	(12) Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, which shall
84	84	be awarded to a member of the state military forces who served:
85	85	(A) on or after September 11, 2001;
86	86	(B) on state active duty or active duty under
87	87	state authority in accordance with Title 32 of the United States
88	88	Code; and
89	89	(C) satisfactorily in defense support to a
90	90	mission in the state under civilian authority;
91	91	(13) Texas Iraqi Campaign Medal, which shall be
92	92	awarded to a person who was inducted into federal military service
93	93	from the Texas National Guard or to a member of the Texas National
94	94	Guard who served in federal military service, without regard to the
95	95	place that the person was deployed while serving on active federal
96	96	military duty, after:
97	97	(A) March 19, 2003, in support of Operation Iraqi
98	98	Freedom; or
99	99	(B) August 31, 2010, in support of Operation New
100	100	Dawn; and
101	101	(14) Texas Afghanistan Campaign Medal, which shall be
102	102	awarded to a person who was inducted into federal military service
103	103	from the Texas National Guard or to a member of the Texas National
104	104	Guard who served in federal military service after October 6, 2001,
105	105	in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, without regard to the
106	106	place that the person was deployed while serving on active federal
107	107	military duty.
108	108	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
109	109	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
110	110	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
111	111	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
112	112	Act takes effect September 1, 2011.