Amend HB 3576 by striking all below the enacting clause and
substitute the following:
      SECTION 1.  Chapter 2176, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter E to read as follows:
               SUBCHAPTER E.  SPECIAL MAIL SERVICES
      Sec. 2176.201.  USE OF CERTAIN MAIL SERVICES.
Notwithstanding another law that requires the use of certain mail
services, a state agency may use any form of mail service available
from the United States Postal Service to lower postal costs
whenever acceptable levels of accountability, timeliness, security,
and quality of service can be maintained.
      Sec. 2176.202.  CHANGE OF ADDRESS SERVICE.  Notwithstanding
another law regarding change of address updates, a state agency may
use any change of address update service approved by the United
States Postal Service for the purpose of receiving a postal
discount rate.
      Sec. 2176.203.  NOTIFICATION OF SERVICE OPTIONS.  The
commission shall, as part of the guidelines developed under Section
2176.105, provide information to state agencies about special mail
services offered by the United States Postal Service.  The
commission shall assist a state agency in determining which service
to use, considering the state agency's needs for accountability,
timeliness, security, and quality of service.
      SECTION 2.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b) and
(c) of this section, this Act takes effect immediately.
      (b)  Section 2176.201, Government Code, as added by this Act,
takes effect July 1, 1997.
      (c)  Section 2176.203, Government Code, as added by this Act,
takes effect September 1, 1997.
      SECTION 3.  The importance of this legislation and the
crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
and that this Act take effect and be in force according to its
terms, and it is so enacted.