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Amend CSHB 724 as follows:                                                   
	(1)  On page 2, line 24, in SECTION 4, in the new Subsection 
(d-1) added to Section 408.182, Labor Code, after "household" and 
the period, insert "and may not exceed 104 weeks".
	(2)  On page 2, line 29, in SECTION 4, in the new Subsection 
(d-2), between "compensable injury." and "The commissioner may", 
insert "The claim must designate all eligible parents and necessary 
information for payment to the eligible parents.  The insurance 
carrier is not liable for payment to any eligible parent not 
designated on the claim."
	(3)  On page __, line __, add the following SECTION, 
appropriately numbered and renumbering the sections of the bill 
accordingly:
	SECTION __.  Amend Section 408.182(e) as follows:                              
	(e)  If an employee is not survived by legal beneficiaries or 
eligible parents, the death benefits shall be paid to the 
subsequent injury fund under Section 403.077.