Amend CSSB 6 (senate committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ___.  (a) In this section:

(1)  "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(2)  "Division" means the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

(b)  The commission and the division shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of developing:

(1)  a single intake form that would compile all information needed to obtain disaster assistance from multiple state and federal programs for an individual who needs assistance as a result of a disaster; and

(2)  an automated intake system for collecting the information.

(c)  The commission and the division shall coordinate with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other appropriate state and federal agencies to conduct the study under Subsection (b) of this section. The commission and the division must determine whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other appropriate state and federal agencies will accept the single intake form.

(d)  Not later than September 1, 2020, the commission and the division shall prepare and submit a written report to the legislature containing the findings of the study conducted under Subsection (b) of this section and any recommendations to the legislature.

(e)  This section expires January 1, 2021.