Amend CSSB 1 (the General Appropriations Act) in Article III of the bill, in the Special Provisions Relating Only to State Agencies of Higher Education, by adding the following appropriately numbered section:

Sec. ____.  Diversity of Student Body at National Research Universities. It is the intent of the legislature that, in expending funds appropriated by this Act and to the extent permitted by law, The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University make a good faith effort to improve the racial diversity of the university's student body, with a goal of having a student body that more closely reflects the racial demographics of this state.