Amend CSHB 1672 (House Committee Report) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and 
renumbering the remaining SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter A, Chapter 33, Health and Safety 
Code, is amended by adding Section 33.0021 to read as follows:
	Sec. 33.0021.  SICKLE CELL TRAIT. Notwithstanding any 
provision of this chapter, the department shall include sickle cell 
trait in the detection and treatment program established under this 
chapter, in the screening for heritable diseases conducted under 
Subchapter B, and the newborn screening services provided under 
Subchapter C.
	SECTION ____.  As soon as practicable after the effective 
date of this Act, the Department of State Health Services shall 
implement Section 33.0021, Health and Safety Code, as added by this 
Act.