appropriations request

appropriations request Sec. 311. Section 201 of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (31 U.S.C. 11) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(j) Whenever the Interstate Commerce Commission submits any budget estimate or request, other budget information (including manpower needs), legislative recommendations prepared testimony for congressional hearings, or comments on legislation, to the President or to the Office of Management and Budget, it shall concurrently transmit a copy of such estimate or request to the Congress. No officer or agency of the United States shall have any authority to prohibit, impose conditions on, or in any way impair the free communication by such Commission with the Congress, its committees, or any of the Members of the Congress with respect to any budget estimate or request of the Commission.”.