By: Watson	S.B. No. 356

	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.  Subsection (a), Section 431.134, 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.