Amend CSSB 809 (House committee printing) as follows:                        

(1)  In SECTION 5 of the bill, in added Section 1506.2522, 	Insurance Code (page 5, between lines 23 and 24), insert the 
following new subsection:
	(e)  This section expires September 1, 2007.                            
	(2)  In SECTION 6 of the bill, strike amended Subsection (b), 
Section 1506.253, Insurance Code (page 6, lines 6-24), and 
substitute the following:
	(b)  The amount of a health benefit plan issuer's assessment 
is computed by multiplying the total amount required to be assessed 
against all health benefit plan issuers by a number computed by 
dividing:
		(1)  the gross premiums collected by the issuer for 
health benefit plans in this state during the preceding calendar 
year; by
		(2)  the gross premiums collected by all issuers for 
health benefit plans in this state during the preceding calendar 
year.
	(b-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), to compute the amount 
of a health benefit plan issuer's assessment, if any, the board 
shall:
		(1)  divide the total amount to be assessed by the total 
number of enrolled individuals reported by all health benefit plan 
issuers under Section 1506.2522 as of the preceding December 31 to 
determine the per capita amount; and
		(2)  multiply the number of enrolled individuals 
reported by the health benefit plan issuer under Section 1506.2522 
as of the preceding December 31 by the per capita amount to 
determine the amount assessed to that health benefit plan issuer.
	(b-2)  Subsection (b-1) and this subsection expire September 
1, 2007. 
	(3)  Insert the following new SECTION, numbered 
appropriately:               
	SECTION ___.  (a)  The legislature shall establish a joint 
interim committee to study the deficit resulting from the net 
losses of the Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool and to recommend a 
method or formula for recouping any deficit that apportions the 
cost of those losses among the largest possible number of users of 
the health care system.
	(b)  Not later than September 1, 2006, the committee shall 
report its findings and recommendations to the governor, lieutenant 
governor, and speaker of the house of representatives.
	(c)  The lieutenant governor and speaker shall determine the 
composition of the committee.
	(d)  This section expires September 1, 2007.                                   
	(4)  Renumber SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.