Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3391 Compare Versions

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1	1	86R11267 SRA-F
2	2	By: Shine H.B. No. 3391
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to awarding certain medals for military service performed
8	8	individually or as part of a crew.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 437.352, Government Code, is amended to
11	11	read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 437.352. LONE STAR MEDAL OF VALOR. The Lone Star Medal
13	13	of Valor shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this
14	14	state, another state, or the United States who performs, either
15	15	individually or as a member of a crew, specific acts of bravery or
16	16	outstanding courage, or who performs within an exceptionally short
17	17	period, either individually or as a member of a crew, a closely
18	18	related series of heroic acts, if the acts involve personal hazard
19	19	or danger and the voluntary risk of life and result in an
20	20	accomplishment so exceptional and outstanding as to clearly set the
21	21	person or crew apart from the person's or crew's comrades or from
22	22	other persons in similar circumstances. Awarding of the medal
23	23	requires a lesser degree of gallantry than awarding of the Texas
24	24	Legislative Medal of Honor, but requires that the acts be performed
25	25	with marked distinction.
26	26	SECTION 2. Section 437.355(a), Government Code, is amended
27	27	to read as follows:
28	28	(a) The governor or adjutant general, if delegated the
29	29	authority, may adopt policies and regulations relating to awarding:
30	30	(1) the Texas Purple Heart Medal, which shall be
31	31	awarded to a service member who:
32	32	(A) after September 11, 2001:
33	33	(i) was inducted into federal service from
34	34	the Texas National Guard; and
35	35	(ii) meets the criteria for an award of the
36	36	federal Purple Heart Medal; or
37	37	(B) was wounded or killed at Fort Hood on
38	38	November 5, 2009;
39	39	(2) the Texas Superior Service Medal, which shall be
40	40	awarded to:
41	41	(A) a service member of the Texas military forces
42	42	who has:
43	43	(i) completed 30 or more years of honorable
44	44	state service or a combination of state and federal service; and
45	45	(ii) continually demonstrated superior
46	46	performance and service while assigned to key leadership positions
47	47	demanding responsibility; or
48	48	(B) a civilian who has contributed significant
49	49	service to the Texas military forces;
50	50	(3) the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, which
51	51	shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this state,
52	52	another state, or the United States for exceptionally outstanding
53	53	achievement or service to this state in performance of a duty of
54	54	great responsibility while serving with the Texas military forces
55	55	for whom the department receives a letter of recommendation for
56	56	award of the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal that:
57	57	(A) gives an account of the exceptional
58	58	achievement or service; and
59	59	(B) includes facts and photographs, and extracts
60	60	from official documents to support and amplify the facts;
61	61	(4) the Texas Outstanding Service Medal, which shall
62	62	be awarded to a service member of the military forces of this state,
63	63	another state, or the United States who has performed service,
64	64	either individually or as a member of a crew, in a superior and
65	65	clearly outstanding manner;
66	66	(5) the Texas Humanitarian Service Medal, which shall
67	67	be awarded to a service member who:
68	68	(A) does not meet the criteria for an award of the
69	69	federal Humanitarian Service Medal;
70	70	(B) is a member of the Texas military forces; and
71	71	(C) while serving on state active duty or active
72	72	duty under state authority in accordance with Title 32, United
73	73	States Code, participates satisfactorily in defense support to a
74	74	mission under civilian authority to protect life or property during
75	75	or soon after a natural disaster or civil unrest in the state;
76	76	(6) the Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, which
77	77	shall be awarded to a service member of the Texas military forces
78	78	who served:
79	79	(A) on or after September 11, 2001;
80	80	(B) on state active duty or active duty under
81	81	state authority in accordance with Title 32, United States Code;
82	82	and
83	83	(C) satisfactorily in defense support to a
84	84	mission in the state under civilian authority;
85	85	(7) the Federal Service Medal, which shall be awarded
86	86	to a service member who was inducted into federal service from the
87	87	Texas military forces between June 15, 1940, and January 1, 1946, or
88	88	after June 1, 1950, if the service was for more than 90 days;
89	89	(8) the Texas Combat Service Ribbon, which shall be
90	90	awarded to a service member of the Texas National Guard who served,
91	91	after September 11, 2001, in a hostile fire zone as designated by
92	92	the United States secretary of defense;
93	93	(9) the Texas Faithful Service Medal, which shall be
94	94	awarded to a member of the Texas military forces who has completed
95	95	five years of honorable service during which the service member has
96	96	shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to
97	97	this state;
98	98	(10) the Texas Medal of Merit, which shall be awarded
99	99	to a member of the military forces of this state, another state, or
100	100	the United States who performs outstanding service or attains
101	101	extraordinary achievement, either individually or as a member of a
102	102	crew, in behalf of the state or United States;
103	103	(11) the Texas State Guard Service Medal, which shall
104	104	be awarded to a service member who completes three consecutive
105	105	years of honorable service in the Texas State Guard during which the
106	106	service member has shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and
107	107	great loyalty to this state;
108	108	(12) the Texas Desert Shield/Desert Storm Campaign
109	109	Medal, which shall be awarded to a service member who was inducted
110	110	into federal service from the Texas National Guard after August 1,
111	111	1990, in support of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert
112	112	Storm, without regard to the place that the service member was
113	113	deployed while serving on active federal military duty;
114	114	(13) the Texas Iraqi Campaign Medal, which shall be
115	115	awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
116	116	from the Texas National Guard, without regard to the place that the
117	117	service member was deployed while serving on active federal
118	118	military duty, after:
119	119	(A) March 19, 2003, in support of Operation Iraqi
120	120	Freedom; or
121	121	(B) August 31, 2010, in support of Operation New
122	122	Dawn;
123	123	(14) the Texas Afghanistan Campaign Medal, which shall
124	124	be awarded to a service member who was inducted into federal service
125	125	from the Texas National Guard after October 6, 2001, in support of
126	126	Operation Enduring Freedom, without regard to the place that the
127	127	service member was deployed while serving on active federal
128	128	military duty; and
129	129	(15) the Cold War Medal, which, subject to Subsection
130	130	(c), shall be awarded to a member of the military forces of this
131	131	state or the United States who:
132	132	(A) served between September 2, 1945, and
133	133	December 26, 1991; and
134	134	(B) was a resident of this state at the time the
135	135	service member entered military service.
136	136	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.