Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) in Article VII of the bill, immediately following the appropriations to the Department of Housing and Community Affairs (page VII-7), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider and renumbering subsequent riders accordingly:

____.  Transfer of Funds for Veterans Housing Assistance Program. Out of funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Community Affairs in Strategy A.1.3, Housing Trust Fund, the department shall establish an interagency contract to transfer 10 percent of funds for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2018, and 10 percent of funds for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019, to the appropriate fund or account with the Texas Veterans Commission for the purposes of administering a veterans housing assistance program to assist Texas veterans and their families in obtaining, maintaining, or improving housing.