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1	1	By: Watson S.B. No. 356
2	2	(Kleinschmidt)
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to awards for certain members of the state military forces
8	8	inducted into federal service in support of Operations Iraqi
9	9	Freedom, New Dawn, and Enduring Freedom.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 431.134, Government
12	12	Code, is amended to read as follows:
13	13	(a) The adjutant general may adopt rules and regulations
14	14	relating to the:
15	15	(1) Texas Faithful Service Medal, which shall be
16	16	awarded to a member of the state military forces who has completed
17	17	five years of honorable service during which the person has shown
18	18	fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to the
19	19	state;
20	20	(2) Federal Service Medal, which shall be awarded to a
21	21	person who was inducted into federal service from the state
22	22	military forces between June 15, 1940, and January 1, 1946, or after
23	23	June 1, 1950, if the service was for more than 90 days;
24	24	(3) Texas Medal of Merit, which may be presented to a
25	25	member of the military forces of this state, another state, or the
26	26	United States who performs outstanding service or attains
27	27	extraordinary achievement in behalf of the state or United States;
28	28	(4) Texas Outstanding Service Medal, which may be
29	29	presented to a member of the military forces of this state, another
30	30	state, or the United States who has performed service in a superior
31	31	and clearly outstanding manner;
32	32	(5) Texas State Guard Service Medal, which shall be
33	33	awarded to a person who completes three consecutive years of
34	34	honorable service in the Texas State Guard during which the person
35	35	has shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to
36	36	the state;
37	37	(6) Texas Desert Shield/Desert Storm Campaign Medal,
38	38	which shall be awarded to a person who was inducted into federal
39	39	service from the Texas National Guard after August 1, 1990, in
40	40	support of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm,
41	41	without regard to the place that the person was deployed while
42	42	serving on active federal military duty;
43	43	(7) Texas Humanitarian Service Medal, which shall be
44	44	awarded to a person who:
45	45	(A) does not meet the criteria for an award of the
46	46	federal Humanitarian Service Medal;
47	47	(B) is a member of the state military forces; and
48	48	(C) while serving on state active duty or active
49	49	duty under state authority in accordance with Title 32 of the United
50	50	States Code, participates satisfactorily in defense support to a
51	51	mission under civilian authority to protect life or property during
52	52	or soon after a natural disaster or civil unrest in the state;
53	53	(8) Texas Cavalry Medal, which shall be awarded to a
54	54	person who:
55	55	(A) served on or after September 11, 2001, in the
56	56	124th Cavalry, Texas Army National Guard; and
57	57	(B) served in a hostile fire zone as designated
58	58	by the United States secretary of defense;
59	59	(9) Texas Combat Service Ribbon, which shall be
60	60	awarded to a member of the Texas National Guard who served, after
61	61	September 11, 2001, in a hostile fire zone as designated by the
62	62	United States secretary of defense;
63	63	(10) Texas Purple Heart Medal, which shall be awarded
64	64	to a person who, after September 11, 2001:
65	65	(A) was inducted into federal service from the
66	66	Texas National Guard; and
67	67	(B) meets the criteria for an award of the
68	68	federal Purple Heart Medal;
69	69	(11) Texas Superior Service Medal, which shall be
70	70	awarded to:
71	71	(A) a member of the state military forces who
72	72	has:
73	73	(i) completed 30 or more years of honorable
74	74	state service or a combination of state and federal service; and
75	75	(ii) continually demonstrated superior
76	76	performance and service while assigned to key leadership positions
77	77	demanding responsibility; or
78	78	(B) a civilian who has contributed significant
79	79	service to the state military forces; [and]
80	80	(12) Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, which shall
81	81	be awarded to a member of the state military forces who served:
82	82	(A) on or after September 11, 2001;
83	83	(B) on state active duty or active duty under
84	84	state authority in accordance with Title 32 of the United States
85	85	Code; and
86	86	(C) satisfactorily in defense support to a
87	87	mission in the state under civilian authority;
88	88	(13) Texas Iraqi Campaign Medal, which shall be
89	89	awarded to a person who was inducted into federal service from the
90	90	Texas National Guard, without regard to the place that the person
91	91	was deployed while serving on active federal military duty, after:
92	92	(A) March 19, 2003, in support of Operation Iraqi
93	93	Freedom; or
94	94	(B) August 31, 2010, in support of Operation New
95	95	Dawn; and
96	96	(14) Texas Afghanistan Campaign Medal, which shall be
97	97	awarded to a person who was inducted into federal service from the
98	98	Texas National Guard after October 6, 2001, in support of Operation
99	99	Enduring Freedom, without regard to the place that the person was
100	100	deployed while serving on active federal military duty.
101	101	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
102	102	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
103	103	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
104	104	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
105	105	Act takes effect September 1, 2011.