82R3639 VOO-D
 
  By: Kleinschmidt H.B. No. 585
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to awards for certain members of the state military forces
  inducted into federal service in support of Operations Iraqi
  Freedom, New Dawn, and Enduring Freedom.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 431.134(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  The adjutant general may adopt rules and regulations
  relating to the:
               (1)  Texas Faithful Service Medal, which shall be
  awarded to a member of the state military forces who has completed
  five years of honorable service during which the person has shown
  fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to the
  state;
               (2)  Federal Service Medal, which shall be awarded to a
  person who was inducted into federal service from the state
  military forces between June 15, 1940, and January 1, 1946, or after
  June 1, 1950, if the service was for more than 90 days;
               (3)  Texas Medal of Merit, which may be presented to a
  member of the military forces of this state, another state, or the
  United States who performs outstanding service or attains
  extraordinary achievement in behalf of the state or United States;
               (4)  Texas Outstanding Service Medal, which may be
  presented to a member of the military forces of this state, another
  state, or the United States who has performed service in a superior
  and clearly outstanding manner;
               (5)  Texas State Guard Service Medal, which shall be
  awarded to a person who completes three consecutive years of
  honorable service in the Texas State Guard during which the person
  has shown fidelity to duty, efficient service, and great loyalty to
  the state;
               (6)  Texas Desert Shield/Desert Storm Campaign Medal,
  which shall be awarded to a person who was inducted into federal
  service from the Texas National Guard after August 1, 1990, in
  support of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm,
  without regard to the place that the person was deployed while
  serving on active federal military duty;
               (7)  Texas Humanitarian Service Medal, which shall be
  awarded to a person who:
                     (A)  does not meet the criteria for an award of the
  federal Humanitarian Service Medal;
                     (B)  is a member of the state military forces; and
                     (C)  while serving on state active duty or active
  duty under state authority in accordance with Title 32 of the United
  States Code, participates satisfactorily in defense support to a
  mission under civilian authority to protect life or property during
  or soon after a natural disaster or civil unrest in the state;
               (8)  Texas Cavalry Medal, which shall be awarded to a
  person who:
                     (A)  served on or after September 11, 2001, in the
  124th Cavalry, Texas Army National Guard; and
                     (B)  served in a hostile fire zone as designated
  by the United States secretary of defense;
               (9)  Texas Combat Service Ribbon, which shall be
  awarded to a member of the Texas National Guard who served, after
  September 11, 2001, in a hostile fire zone as designated by the
  United States secretary of defense;
               (10)  Texas Purple Heart Medal, which shall be awarded
  to a person who, after September 11, 2001:
                     (A)  was inducted into federal service from the
  Texas National Guard; and
                     (B)  meets the criteria for an award of the
  federal Purple Heart Medal;
               (11)  Texas Superior Service Medal, which shall be
  awarded to:
                     (A)  a member of the state military forces who
  has:
                           (i)  completed 30 or more years of honorable
  state service or a combination of state and federal service; and
                           (ii)  continually demonstrated superior
  performance and service while assigned to key leadership positions
  demanding responsibility; or
                     (B)  a civilian who has contributed significant
  service to the state military forces; [and]
               (12)  Texas Homeland Defense Service Medal, which shall
  be awarded to a member of the state military forces who served:
                     (A)  on or after September 11, 2001;
                     (B)  on state active duty or active duty under
  state authority in accordance with Title 32 of the United States
  Code; and
                     (C)  satisfactorily in defense support to a
  mission in the state under civilian authority;
               (13)  Texas Iraqi Campaign Medal, which shall be
  awarded to a person who was inducted into federal service from the
  Texas National Guard, without regard to the place that the person
  was deployed while serving on active federal military duty, after:
                     (A)  March 19, 2003, in support of Operation Iraqi
  Freedom; or
                     (B)  August 31, 2010, in support of Operation New
  Dawn; and
               (14)  Texas Afghanistan Campaign Medal, which shall 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, without regard to the place that the person was
  deployed while serving on active federal military duty.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2011.