Amend CSHB 5339 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, lines 14 through 15, strike ", as an organization described by Section 501(c)(3) of that code".
(2) On page 2, strike lines 24 through 26 and renumber subsequent subdivisions of added Section 61.9852(a), Education Code, and cross-references to those subdivisions, accordingly.
(3) On page 3, line 19, strike "pesticide usage" and substitute "the use of synthetic inputs".
(4) On page 4, line 26, strike "pesticide use" and substitute "the use of synthetic inputs".
(5) Strike page 5, line 9, through page 6, line 6, and substitute the following:
Sec. 61.9853. GRANT ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to receive a grant under the program for a state fiscal year, an institution of higher education must:
(1) apply to the board in the manner prescribed by board rule; and
(2) satisfy any other criteria prescribed by board rule in accordance with this subchapter.
(6) On page 6, line 9, strike "an" and substitute "any one".
(7) On page 6, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
(b) In awarding grants under the program, the board shall give first and equal priority to institutions of higher education that:
(1) conduct research in partnership with one or more nonprofit organizations; or
(2) both:
(A) conduct research in partnership with a nonprofit organization described by Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
(B) do not derive more than 25 percent of the institution's agricultural grant program funding from an entity that manufactures, markets, or sells synthetic inputs for use in farming.
(8) On page 6, line 11, strike "(b)" and substitute "(c)".
(9) On page 6, line 14, between "statewide" and the underlined period, insert "that do not qualify for a priority grant award under Subsection (b)".
(10) On page 7, line 12, immediately following the underlined semicolon, insert "and".
(11) On page 7, strike lines 13 through 18 and renumber subsequent subdivisions of added Section 61.9855, Education Code, and cross-references to those subdivisions, accordingly.
(12) On page 7, line 22, strike "commission" and substitute "board".
(13) On page 8, line 6, immediately following the underlined semicolon, insert "and".
(14) On page 8, strike lines 7 through 8 and renumber subsequent subdivisions of added Section 61.9858, Education Code, and cross-references to those subdivisions, accordingly.