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	Amend CSHB 3097 by adding the following SECTION to Part E, 
Article 2, of the bill, appropriately numbered, and renumbering 
existing SECTIONS accordingly:
	SECTION 2E.____.  (a)  Subchapter G, Chapter 504, 
Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 504.659 to read 
as follows:
	Sec. 504.659.  CHOOSE LIFE LICENSE PLATES.  (a)  The 
department shall issue specially designed license plates that 
include the words "Choose Life."  The department shall design the 
license plates in consultation with the attorney general.
	(b)  After deduction of the department's administrative 
costs, the department shall deposit the remainder of the fee for 
issuance of license plates under this section in the state treasury 
to the credit of the Choose Life account established by Section 
402.035, Government Code.
	(b)  Subchapter B, Chapter 402, Government Code, is amended 
by adding Sections 402.035 and 402.036 to read as follows:
	Sec. 402.035.  CHOOSE LIFE ACCOUNT.  (a)  The Choose Life 
account is a separate account in the general revenue fund.  The 
account is composed of:
		(1)  money deposited to the credit of the account under 
Section 504.659, Transportation Code; and
		(2)  gifts, grants, donations, and legislative 
appropriations.       
	(b)  The attorney general administers the Choose Life 
account.  The attorney general may spend money credited to the 
account only to:
		(1)  make grants to an eligible organization; and                      
		(2)  defray the cost of administering the account.                     
	(c)  The attorney general may not discriminate against an 
eligible organization because it is a religious or nonreligious 
organization.
	(d)  The attorney general may accept gifts, donations, and 
grants from any source for the benefit of the account.
	(e)  The attorney general by rule shall establish:                      
		(1)  guidelines for the expenditure of money credited 
to the Choose Life account; and
		(2)  reporting and other mechanisms necessary to ensure 
that the money is spent in accordance with this section.
	(f)  Money received by an eligible organization under this 
section may be spent only to provide for the material needs of 
pregnant women who are considering placing their children for 
adoption, including the provision of clothing, housing, prenatal 
care, food, utilities, and transportation, to provide for the needs 
of infants who are awaiting placement with adoptive parents, to 
provide training and advertising relating to adoption, and to 
provide pregnancy testing or preadoption or postadoption 
counseling, but may not be used to pay an administrative, legal, or 
capital expense.
	(g)  In this section, "eligible organization" means an 
organization in this state that:
		(1)  qualifies as a charitable organization under 
Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
		(2)  provides counseling and material assistance to 
pregnant women who are considering placing their children for 
adoption;
		(3)  does not charge for services provided;                            
		(4)  does not provide abortions or abortion-related 
services or make referrals to abortion providers;
		(5)  is not affiliated with an organization that 
provides abortions or abortion-related services or makes referrals 
to abortion providers; and
		(6)  does not contract with an organization that 
provides abortions or abortion-related services or makes referrals 
to abortion providers.
	Sec. 402.036.  CHOOSE LIFE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The 
attorney general shall appoint a seven-member Choose Life advisory 
committee.
	(b)  The committee shall:                                               
		(1)  meet at least twice a year or as called by the 
attorney general;
		(2)  assist the attorney general in developing rules 
under Section 402.035(e); and
		(3)  review and make recommendations to the attorney 
general on applications submitted to the attorney general for 
grants funded with money credited to the Choose Life account.
	(c)  Members of the committee serve without compensation and 
are not entitled to reimbursement for expenses.  Each member serves 
a term of four years, with the terms of three or four members 
expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.