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1		-	By: Galindo, Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Garcia) H.B. No. 2108
2		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2015;
3		-	May 11, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran
4		-	Affairs and Military Installations; May 21, 2015, reported
5		-	favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 21, 2015, sent
6		-	to printer.)
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9		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
10	4		AN ACT
11	5		relating to a medal for certain members of the military forces who
12	6		served during the Cold War.
13	7		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
14	8		SECTION 1. Section 437.355, Government Code, is reenacted
15	9		to incorporate amendments made to Section 431.134, Government Code,
16	10		by Chapter 243 (H.B. 402), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular
17	11		Session, 2013, and amended to read as follows:
18	12		Sec. 437.355. OTHER AWARDS. (a) The governor or adjutant
19	13		general, if delegated the authority, may adopt policies and
20	14		regulations relating to awarding:
21	15		(1) the Texas Purple Heart Medal, which shall be
22	16		awarded to a service member who, after September 11, 2001:
23	17		(A) was inducted into federal service from the
24	18		Texas National Guard; and
25	19		(B) meets the criteria for an award of the
26	20		federal Purple Heart Medal;
27	21		(2) the Texas Superior Service Medal, which shall be
28	22		awarded to:
29	23		(A) a service member of the Texas military forces
30	24		who has:
31	25		(i) completed 30 or more years of honorable
32	26		state service or a combination of state and federal service; and
33	27		(ii) continually demonstrated superior
34	28		performance and service while assigned to key leadership positions
35	29		demanding responsibility; or
36	30		(B) a civilian who has contributed significant
37	31		service to the Texas military forces;
38	32		(3) the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, which
39	33		shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this state,
40	34		another state, or the United States for exceptionally outstanding
41	35		achievement or service to this state in performance of a duty of
42	36		great responsibility while serving with the Texas military forces
43	37		for whom the department receives a letter of recommendation for
44	38		award of the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal that:
45	39		(A) gives an account of the exceptional
46	40		achievement or service; and
47	41		(B) includes facts and photographs, and extracts
48	42		from official documents to support and amplify the facts;
49	43		(4) the Texas Outstanding Service Medal, which shall
50	44		be awarded to a service member of the military forces of this state,
51	45		another state, or the United States who has performed service in a
52	46		superior and clearly outstanding manner;
53	47		(5) the Texas Humanitarian Service Medal, which shall
54	48		be awarded to a service member who:
55	49		(A) does not meet the criteria for an award of the
56	50		federal Humanitarian Service Medal;
57	51		(B) is a member of the Texas military forces; and
58	52		(C) while serving on state active duty or active
59	53		duty under state authority in accordance with Title 32, United
60	54		States Code, participates satisfactorily in defense support to a
61	55		mission under civilian authority to protect life or property during
62	56		or soon after a natural disaster or civil unrest in the state;
63	57		(6) the Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, which
64	58		shall be awarded to a service member of the Texas military forces
65	59		who served:
66	60		(A) on or after September 11, 2001;
67	61		(B) on state active duty or active duty under
68	62		state authority in accordance with Title 32, United States Code;
69	63		and
70	64		(C) satisfactorily in defense support to a
71	65		mission in the state under civilian authority;
72	66		(7) the Federal Service Medal, which shall be awarded
73	67		to a service member who was inducted into federal service from the
74	68		Texas military forces between June 15, 1940, and January 1, 1946, or
75	69		after June 1, 1950, if the service was for more than 90 days;
76	70		(8) the Texas Combat Service Ribbon, which shall be
77	71		awarded to a service member of the Texas National Guard who served,
78	72		after September 11, 2001, in a hostile fire zone as designated by
79	73		the United States secretary of defense;
80	74		(9) the Texas Faithful Service Medal, which shall be
81	75		awarded to a member of the Texas military forces who has completed
82	76		five years of honorable service during which the service member has
83	77		shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to
84	78		this state;
85	79		(10) the Texas Medal of Merit, which shall be awarded
86	80		to a member of the military forces of this state, another state, or
87	81		the United States who performs outstanding service or attains
88	82		extraordinary achievement in behalf of the state or United States;
89	83		(11) the Texas State Guard Service Medal, which shall
90	84		be awarded to a service member who completes three consecutive
91	85		years of honorable service in the Texas State Guard during which the
92	86		service member has shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and
93	87		great loyalty to this state;
94	88		(12) the Texas Desert Shield/Desert Storm Campaign
95	89		Medal, which shall be awarded to a service member who was inducted
96	90		into federal service from the Texas National Guard after August 1,
97	91		1990, in support of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert
98	92		Storm, without regard to the place that the service member was
99	93		deployed while serving on active federal military duty;
100	94		(13) the Texas Iraqi Campaign Medal, which shall be
101	95		awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
102	96		from the Texas National Guard, without regard to the place that the
103	97		service member was deployed while serving on active federal
104	98		military duty, after:
105	99		(A) March 19, 2003, in support of Operation Iraqi
106	100		Freedom; or
107	101		(B) August 31, 2010, in support of Operation New
108	102		Dawn; [and]
109	103		(14) the Texas Afghanistan Campaign Medal, which shall
110	104		be awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
111	105		from the Texas National Guard after October 6, 2001, in support of
112	106		Operation Enduring Freedom, without regard to the place that the
113	107		service member was deployed while serving on active federal
114	108		military duty; and
115	109		(15) the Cold War Medal, which, subject to Subsection
116	110		(c), shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this
117	111		state or the United States [Texas National Guard or the Texas State
118	112		Guard] who:
119	113		(A) served between September 2, 1945, and
120	114		December 26, 1991; and
121	115		(B) was a resident of this state at the time the
122	116		service member entered military service[, subject to Subsection
123	117		(c)].
124	118		(b) A person may be awarded only one Texas Superior Service
125	119		Medal.
126	120		(c) A person described by Subsection (a)(15) may be awarded
127	121		a Cold War Medal only if:
128	122		(1) a federal Cold War Medal or an equivalent federal
129	123		medal is not available to be awarded; and
130	124		(2) a fee in the amount necessary to cover the costs of
131	125		awarding the medal is paid to the adjutant general's department.
132	126		SECTION 2. Section 431.134, Government Code, is repealed.
133	127		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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	128	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	129	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	130	+	I certify that H.B. No. 2108 was passed by the House on May 5,
	131	+	2015, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not
	132	+	voting.
	133	+	______________________________
	134	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	135	+	I certify that H.B. No. 2108 was passed by the Senate on May
	136	+	26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	137	+	______________________________
	138	+	Secretary of the Senate
	139	+	APPROVED: _____________________
	140	+	Date
	141	+	_____________________
	142	+	Governor