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1	1	By: Hall S.B. No. 94
2	2	(Wilson)
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to a ribbon for certain members of the military forces who
8	8	served in support of operations to secure the Texas border.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 437.355(a), Government Code, as amended
11	11	by Chapters 144 (H.B. 115) and 760 (H.B. 2108), Acts of the 84th
12	12	Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, is reenacted and amended to
13	13	read as follows:
14	14	(a) The governor or adjutant general, if delegated the
15	15	authority, may adopt policies and regulations relating to awarding:
16	16	(1) the Texas Purple Heart Medal, which shall be
17	17	awarded to a service member who:
18	18	(A) after September 11, 2001:
19	19	(i) was inducted into federal service from
20	20	the Texas National Guard; and
21	21	(ii) meets the criteria for an award of the
22	22	federal Purple Heart Medal; or
23	23	(B) was wounded or killed at Fort Hood on
24	24	November 5, 2009;
25	25	(2) the Texas Superior Service Medal, which shall be
26	26	awarded to:
27	27	(A) a service member of the Texas military forces
28	28	who has:
29	29	(i) completed 30 or more years of honorable
30	30	state service or a combination of state and federal service; and
31	31	(ii) continually demonstrated superior
32	32	performance and service while assigned to key leadership positions
33	33	demanding responsibility; or
34	34	(B) a civilian who has contributed significant
35	35	service to the Texas military forces;
36	36	(3) the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, which
37	37	shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this state,
38	38	another state, or the United States for exceptionally outstanding
39	39	achievement or service to this state in performance of a duty of
40	40	great responsibility while serving with the Texas military forces
41	41	for whom the department receives a letter of recommendation for
42	42	award of the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal that:
43	43	(A) gives an account of the exceptional
44	44	achievement or service; and
45	45	(B) includes facts and photographs, and extracts
46	46	from official documents to support and amplify the facts;
47	47	(4) the Texas Outstanding Service Medal, which shall
48	48	be awarded to a service member of the military forces of this state,
49	49	another state, or the United States who has performed service in a
50	50	superior and clearly outstanding manner;
51	51	(5) the Texas Humanitarian Service Medal, which shall
52	52	be awarded to a service member who:
53	53	(A) does not meet the criteria for an award of the
54	54	federal Humanitarian Service Medal;
55	55	(B) is a member of the Texas military forces; and
56	56	(C) while serving on state active duty or active
57	57	duty under state authority in accordance with Title 32, United
58	58	States Code, participates satisfactorily in defense support to a
59	59	mission under civilian authority to protect life or property during
60	60	or soon after a natural disaster or civil unrest in the state;
61	61	(6) the Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, which
62	62	shall be awarded to a service member of the Texas military forces
63	63	who served:
64	64	(A) on or after September 11, 2001;
65	65	(B) on state active duty or active duty under
66	66	state authority in accordance with Title 32, United States Code;
67	67	and
68	68	(C) satisfactorily in defense support to a
69	69	mission in the state under civilian authority;
70	70	(7) the Federal Service Medal, which shall be awarded
71	71	to a service member who was inducted into federal service from the
72	72	Texas military forces between June 15, 1940, and January 1, 1946, or
73	73	after June 1, 1950, if the service was for more than 90 days;
74	74	(8) the Texas Combat Service Ribbon, which shall be
75	75	awarded to a service member of the Texas National Guard who served,
76	76	after September 11, 2001, in a hostile fire zone as designated by
77	77	the United States secretary of defense;
78	78	(9) the Texas Faithful Service Medal, which shall be
79	79	awarded to a member of the Texas military forces who has completed
80	80	five years of honorable service during which the service member has
81	81	shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to
82	82	this state;
83	83	(10) the Texas Medal of Merit, which shall be awarded
84	84	to a member of the military forces of this state, another state, or
85	85	the United States who performs outstanding service or attains
86	86	extraordinary achievement in behalf of the state or United States;
87	87	(11) the Texas State Guard Service Medal, which shall
88	88	be awarded to a service member who completes three consecutive
89	89	years of honorable service in the Texas State Guard during which the
90	90	service member has shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and
91	91	great loyalty to this state;
92	92	(12) the Texas Desert Shield/Desert Storm Campaign
93	93	Medal, which shall be awarded to a service member who was inducted
94	94	into federal service from the Texas National Guard after August 1,
95	95	1990, in support of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert
96	96	Storm, without regard to the place that the service member was
97	97	deployed while serving on active federal military duty;
98	98	(13) the Texas Iraqi Campaign Medal, which shall be
99	99	awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
100	100	from the Texas National Guard, without regard to the place that the
101	101	service member was deployed while serving on active federal
102	102	military duty, after:
103	103	(A) March 19, 2003, in support of Operation Iraqi
104	104	Freedom; or
105	105	(B) August 31, 2010, in support of Operation New
106	106	Dawn;
107	107	(14) the Texas Afghanistan Campaign Medal, which shall
108	108	be awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
109	109	from the Texas National Guard after October 6, 2001, in support of
110	110	Operation Enduring Freedom, without regard to the place that the
111	111	service member was deployed while serving on active federal
112	112	military duty; [and]
113	113	(15) the Cold War Medal, which, subject to Subsection
114	114	(c), shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this
115	115	state or the United States who:
116	116	(A) served between September 2, 1945, and
117	117	December 26, 1991; and
118	118	(B) was a resident of this state at the time the
119	119	service member entered military service; and
120	120	(16) the Texas Border Security and Support Service
121	121	Ribbon, which shall be awarded to a member of the state military
122	122	forces who served:
123	123	(A) on or after July 28, 2014;
124	124	(B) on state active duty for at least 30
125	125	consecutive days; and
126	126	(C) satisfactorily in support of operations to
127	127	secure the Texas border.
128	128	SECTION 2. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
129	129	over another Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017,
130	130	relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
131	131	codes.
132	132	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.