Amend CSSB 987 as follows: (1) Add a new Section 6 to read as follows: "SECTION 6. Notwithstanding Article 56.54(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended by this Act, on September 1, 1997, the comptroller shall transfer $650,000 from the compensation to victims of crime fund established under Subchapter B, Chapter 56, Code of Criminal Procedure, to an account in the state treasury to be known as the DNA Testing Fund. Money in the DNA Testing Fund may be appropriated only to the University of North Texas for: (1) the purchase of equipment and machinery, including software and hardware, the principal function of which is the testing of DNA, the processing or delivery of DNA test results, the retrieval or extraction of DNA samples, or any other laboratory DNA analysis, used in the investigation of crimes or the identification of crime victims; or (2) the hiring of personnel for administering the DNA testing program." (2) Renumber the other sections of the bill accordingly. SHAPIRO SIBLEY