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Senate Bill 356 |
Senate Author: Watson et al. |
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Effective: 5-28-11 |
House Sponsor: Kleinschmidt |
Senate Bill 356 amends the Government Code to authorize the adjutant general to adopt rules and regulations relating to the Texas Iraqi Campaign Medal and the Texas Afghanistan Campaign Medal. The bill requires the Texas Iraqi Campaign Medal to be awarded to a person who was inducted into federal service from the Texas National Guard after March 19, 2003, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or after August 31, 2010, in support of Operation New Dawn. The bill requires the Texas Afghanistan Campaign Medal to be awarded to a person who was inducted into federal service from the Texas National Guard after October 6, 2001, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The bill specifies that each medal is awarded without regard to the place that the person was deployed while serving on active federal military duty.