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.