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Amend CSSB 17 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 2, line 24, strike "means a country" and substitute the following:
means:
(1) a country
(2) On page 3, line 2, strike the underlined period and substitute the following:
; or
(B) a country designated by the governor under Section 5.254.
(3) On page 3, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following appropriately numbered subdivision:
(____) "Transnational criminal organization" means two or more persons:
(A) who are citizens of or domiciled in a designated country;
(B) with an identifiable leadership who operate internationally; and
(C) who continuously or regularly associate to engage in corruption, violence, or the commission of other criminal activities.
(4) On page 4, line 15, strike "or".
(5) On page 4, line 18, immediately following the underlined semicolon, add the following:
or
(D) designated by the governor under Section 5.254;
(6) On page 5, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
Sec. 5.254. DESIGNATION OF COUNTRY OR ENTITY AS SUBJECT TO PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OR ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) The governor, after consultation with the public safety director of the Department of Public Safety, may, for purposes of Section 5.253:
(1) determine whether the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property in this state by an individual or entity poses a risk to the national security of the public; and
(2) based on a determination made under Subdivision (1):
(A) designate a country or a transnational criminal organization or other entity as subject to this subchapter; or
(B) remove a designation made under Paragraph (A).
(b) The governor shall consult the Homeland Security Council established under Subchapter B, Chapter 421, Government Code, for purposes of making or removing a designation under this section.
(c) The designation or removal of the designation of a country or entity under this section applies only to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property that occurs on or after the date the governor designates or removes the designation of the country or entity.
(7) On page 5, line 11, strike "5.254" and substitute "5.255".
(8) On page 6, line 13, strike "5.255" and substitute "5.256".
(9) On page 6, line 16, strike "5.254 or in an action brought under Section 5.254" and substitute "5.255 or in an action brought under Section 5.255".
(10) On page 7, line 11, strike "5.254" and substitute "5.255".
(11) On page 7, line 15, strike "5.254" and substitute "5.255".
(12) On page 7, line 16, strike "5.256" and substitute "5.257".
(13) On page 7, line 19, strike "5.254" and substitute "5.255".