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Amend CSHB 13 by adding the following appropriately numbered 
SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill 
accordingly:
	SECTION ___.  Subchapter B, Chapter 521, Transportation 
Code, is amended by adding Section 521.032 to read as follows:
	Sec. 521.032.  ENHANCED DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERSONAL 
IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE.  (a)  The department may issue an 
enhanced driver's license or personal identification certificate 
for the purposes of crossing the border between this state and 
Mexico to an applicant who provides the department with proof of 
United States citizenship, identity, and state residency.  If the 
department issues an enhanced driver's license or personal 
identification certificate, the department shall continue to issue 
a standard driver's license and personal identification 
certificate and offer each applicant the option of receiving the 
standard or enhanced driver's license or personal identification 
certificate.
	(b)  The department shall implement a one-to-many biometric 
matching system for the enhanced driver's license or personal 
identification certificate.  An applicant for an enhanced driver's 
license or personal identification certificate must submit a 
biometric identifier as designated by the department, which, 
notwithstanding any other law, may be used only to verify the 
identity of the applicant for purposes relating to implementation 
of the border crossing initiative established by this section.  An 
applicant must sign a declaration acknowledging the applicant's 
understanding of the one-to-many biometric match.
	(c)  The enhanced driver's license or personal 
identification certificate must include reasonable security 
measures to protect the privacy of the license or certificate 
holders, including reasonable safeguards to protect against the 
unauthorized disclosure of information about the holders.  If the 
enhanced driver's license or personal identification certificate 
includes a radio frequency identification chip or similar 
technology, the department shall ensure that the technology is 
encrypted or otherwise secure from unauthorized information 
access.
	(d)  The requirements of this section are in addition to any 
other requirements imposed on applicants for a driver's license or 
personal identification certificate.  The department shall adopt 
rules necessary to implement this section.  The department shall 
periodically review technological innovations related to the 
security of driver's licenses and personal identification 
certificates and amend the rules as appropriate, consistent with 
this section, to protect the privacy of driver's license and 
personal identification certificate holders.
	(e)  The department may set a fee for issuance of an enhanced 
driver's license or personal identification certificate in a 
reasonable amount necessary to implement and administer this 
section.
	(f)  The department may enter into a memorandum of 
understanding with any federal agency for the purposes of 
facilitating the crossing of the border between this state and 
Mexico.  The department may enter into an agreement with Mexico, to 
the extent permitted by federal law, to implement a border crossing 
initiative authorized by this section.  The department shall 
implement a statewide education campaign to educate residents of 
this state about the border crossing initiative.  The campaign must 
include information on:
		(1)  the forms of travel for which the existing and 
enhanced driver's license and personal identification certificate 
can be used; and
		(2)  relevant dates for implementation of laws that 
affect identification requirements at the border with Mexico.
	(g)  A person may not sell or otherwise disclose biometric 
information accessed from an enhanced driver's license or any 
information from an enhanced driver's license radio frequency 
identification chip or similar technology to another person or an 
affiliate of the person.  This subsection does not apply to a 
financial institution described by Section 521.126(e).