[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1389 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1389

 To authorize appropriations for the Surface Transportation Board for 
        fiscal years 2004 through 2008, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 10, 2003

  Mr. McCain (for himself and Mr. Hollings) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize appropriations for the Surface Transportation Board for 
        fiscal years 2004 through 2008, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Surface 
Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2003''.
    (b) Amendment of Title 49.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION LEVELS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Surface 
Transportation Board $20,516,000 for fiscal year 2004, $21,215,000 for 
fiscal year 2005, $23,770,000 for fiscal year 2006, $22,564,000 for 
fiscal year 2007, and $23,488,000 for fiscal year 2008.

SEC. 3. CHAIRMAN DESIGNATED WITH SENATE CONFIRMATION.

    Section 701(c)(1) is amended by striking ``President'' and 
inserting ``President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate,''.
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