Amend HB 5520 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill and renumbering subsequent ARTICLES of the bill accordingly:

ARTICLE ____. TRADE AGRICULTURAL INSPECTION GRANT PROGRAM

SECTION ____.01.  Sections 12.050(k) and (l), Agriculture Code, are amended to read as follows:

(k)  Not later than January 15, 2029 [2025], the department shall evaluate the performance of the program under this section and submit a report to the legislature. The report must include an evaluation of agricultural inspections affected by the program, including the extent to order without which the program is reducing wait times for agricultural inspections of vehicles at ports of entry along the border with the United Mexican States.

(l)  Unless continued in existence by the legislature, this section expires September 1, 2029 [2025].

SECTION ____.02.  The Department of Agriculture is required to implement a provision of this article only if the legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the department may, but is not required to, implement a provision of this article using other appropriations available for that purpose.