Amend SB 353 as follows:
      (1)  Between Sections 10 and 11 of the bill (house committee
printing, page 9, between lines 14 and 15), insert the following
appropriately numbered section:
      SECTION ___.  Section 431.042, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
      Sec. 431.042.  OFFICERS.  <(a)>  An officer of the Texas
National Guard is appointed and commissioned by the governor.  To
be qualified for appointment a person must be <a United States and
Texas citizen and must be> qualified under United States law and
regulations.  The officer shall take and subscribe the official
oath.
      <(b)  An officer is entitled to hold the position until the
officer reaches 64 years of age, unless earlier discharged or
retired because of:>
            <(1)  resignation;>
            <(2)  administrative regulation;>
            <(3)  individual application;>
            <(4)  disability; or>
            <(5)  cause determined by a court-martial or efficiency
board legally convened for that purpose.>
      (2)  Renumber sections of the bill accordingly.