Sec. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD AS AN INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENT

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## SEC. 3 ESTABLISHMENT OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD AS AN INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENT ###

(a)Redesignation of Chapter 7 of Title 49, United States Code Title 49 is amended— ####

(1)**[**[49 U.S.C. 701](/us/usc/t49/s701)**]** by moving chapter 7 after chapter 11 in subtitle II; ####

(2)**[**[49 U.S.C. 701](/us/usc/t49/s701)**]** by redesignating chapter 7 as chapter 13; ####

(3)**[**[49 U.S.C. 701-706](/us/usc/t49/s701-706)**]** by redesignating sections 701 through 706 as sections 1301 through 1306, respectively; ####

(4)**[**[49 U.S.C. 725](/us/usc/t49/s725)**]** by striking sections 725 and 727; ####

(5)**[**[49 U.S.C. 721-724](/us/usc/t49/s721-724)**]** by redesignating sections 721 through 724 as sections 1321 through 1324, respectively; and ####

(6)**[**[49 U.S.C. 726](/us/usc/t49/s726)**]** by redesignating section 726 as section 1325. ###

(b)Independent Establishment **[**[49 U.S.C. 1301](/us/usc/t49/s1301)**]** Section 1301, as redesignated by subsection (a)(3), is amended by striking subsection

(a)and inserting the following: > > ### “(a) Establishment > > The Surface Transportation Board is an independent establishment of the United States Government.” > . ###

(c)Conforming Amendments ####

(1)Administrative provisions **[**[49 U.S.C. 1303](/us/usc/t49/s1303)**]** Section 1303, as redesignated by subsection (a)(3), is amended— #####

(A)by striking subsections (a), (c), (f), and (g); #####

(B)by redesignating subsections (b), (d), and

(e)as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively; and #####

(C)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(d) Submission of Certain Documents to Congress > > > #### “(1) In General > > If the Board submits any budget estimate, budget request, supplemental budget estimate, or other budget information, legislative recommendation, prepared testimony for a congressional hearing, or comment on legislation to the President or to the Office of Management and Budget, the Board shall concurrently submit a copy of such document to— > > > ##### “(A) > > the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and > > > ##### “(B) > > the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. > > > #### “(2) No approval required > > No officer or agency of the United States has any authority to require the Board to submit budget estimates or requests, legislative recommendations, prepared testimony for congressional hearings, or comments on legislation to any officer or agency of the United States for approval, comments, or review before submitting such recommendations, testimony, or comments to Congress.” > .

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