tion shall provide such individual, within a rea-
sonable period of time after the date of such ob-
jection, with services from an alternative pro-
vider that is accessible to the individual and the
value of which is not less than the value of the
services that the individual would have received
from such organization.
‘‘(B) INDIVIDUAL
DESCRIBED.—An indi-
vidual described in this subparagraph is an in-
dividual who receives, applies for, or requests to
apply for, services under a program carried out
with a grant under subsection (a).
‘‘(5) EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.—A religious or-
ganization’s exemption provided under section 702
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 regarding employ-
ment practices shall not be affected by its participa-
tion in, or receipt of funds from, a program carried
out with a grant under subsection (a).
‘‘(6) 
NONDISCRIMINATION
AGAINST
BENE-
FICIARIES.—Except as otherwise provided in law, a
religious organization shall not discriminate against
an individual in regard to providing services under
a grant under subsection (a) on the basis of religion,
a religious belief, or refusal to actively participate in
a religious practice.
‘‘(7) FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), any religious organization
receiving a grant under subsection (a) shall be
subject to the same regulations as other grant-
ees under such subsection to account in accord
with generally accepted auditing principles for
the expenditure of the grant.
‘‘(B) LIMITED AUDIT.—If a religious orga-
nization receiving a grant under subsection (a)
segregates the grant funds into separate ac-
counts, then only such funds shall be subject to
audit.
‘‘(8) COMPLIANCE.—Any party which seeks to
enforce its rights under this subsection may assert
a civil action for injunctive relief exclusively in an
appropriate State court against the entity or agency
that allegedly commits such violation.
‘‘(9) PREEMPTION.—Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to preempt any provision of a
State constitution or State statute that prohibits or
restricts the expenditure of State funds in or by reli-
gious organizations.
‘‘(10) LIMITATIONS
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS
FOR
CERTAIN PURPOSES.—A grant under subsection (a)
may not be expended for sectarian worship, instruc-
tion, or proselytization.
‘‘(d) APPLICATION FOR GRANT.—The Secretary may
make a grant under subsection (a) only if an application
for the grant is submitted to the Secretary and the appli-
cation is in such form, is made in such manner, and con-
tains such agreements, assurances, and information as the
Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this sec-
tion.
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and
such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
2001 through 2004.’’.
TITLE IV—ADOPTION INFORMA-
TION FOR MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES
SEC. 401. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION CONCERNING
ADOPTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of each military de-
partment and the Secretary of Transportation with re-
spect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a
service in the Navy shall ensure that members of Armed
Forces under their jurisdiction have information con-
cerning adoption readily available to them.
(b) SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO BE MADE AVAIL-
ABLE.—Information referred to in subsection (a) shall
include—
(1) information for military couples who are
prospective adoptive parents; and
(2) information for unmarried female members
of the Armed Forces who are pregnant about the op-
tion of planning adoption for the child.
TITLE V—FEDERAL PRISONS
SEC. 501. AVAILABILITY OF ADOPTION INFORMATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 301 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘§ 4015. Availability of adoption information
‘‘The Attorney General shall take appropriate action
to assure that information regarding the option of plan-
ning adoption for the child is made readily available to
each female prisoner who is or may be pregnant.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 301 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
‘‘4015. Availability of adoption information.’’.
TITLE VI—ACCREDITATION OF
ADOPTION SERVICE PROVIDERS
SEC. 601. ACCREDITATION OF ADOPTION SERVICE PRO-
VIDERS.
Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
671(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(22);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (23) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(24) provides that the State has enacted such
laws and procedures as may be necessary to—
‘‘(A) prohibit the provision of adoption
services in the State by a person who is not ac-
credited by the State to provide such services;
and
‘‘(B) require the State to establish stand-
ards which must be met in order to become an
accredited provider of adoption services in the
State, and to so accredit any person who meets
such standards.’’.
TITLE VII—ADOPTION AND FOS-
TER CARE DATA COLLECTION
SEC. 701. ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE DATA COLLECTION
SYSTEM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 479 of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 679) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(d) Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall imple-
ment the recommendations contained in the report sub-
mitted pursuant to subsection (a)(3), except to the extent
the recommendations involve a matter that is subject to
the Indian Child Welfare Act.’’.
(b) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.—Section 471(a) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)), as amended by section 601
of this Act, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(23);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (24) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(25) provides that the governor of the State
shall designate a lead institution to compile data on
adoptions in the State, ensure that the courts and
other institutions of the State provide such data to
the lead institution, and transmit such data and fos-
ter care data electronically to the Secretary on a
quarterly basis.’’.
TITLE VIII—REFUNDABLE CRED-
IT FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES
OF PREGNANCIES WITH CHIL-
DREN 
PLACED 
FOR 
ADOP-
TION
SEC. 801. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES
OF PREGNANCIES WITH CHILDREN PLACED
FOR ADOPTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart C of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by redes-
ignating section 35 as section 36 and by inserting after
section 34 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 35. MEDICAL EXPENSES OF PREGNANCIES WITH
CHILDREN PLACED FOR ADOPTION.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual,
there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed
by this subtitle for the taxable year an amount equal to
the qualified medical expenses paid by the taxpayer during
the taxable year.
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The amount of the credit allowed
by subsection (a) with respect to any 1 child shall not ex-
ceed $5,000.
‘‘(c) QUALIFIED MEDICAL EXPENSES.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘qualified medical expenses’
means any amount paid (and not compensated for by in-
surance or otherwise) by the taxpayer for medical care (as
defined in section 213) in connection with the pregnancy
and delivery (by the taxpayer, the taxpayer’s spouse, or
any dependent of the taxpayer) of a child which is placed
for adoption within 30 days after delivery.
‘‘(d) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—The amount
taken into account in determining the credit under this
section shall not be taken into account in determining the
amount of any deduction under section 162(l) or 213.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title
31, United States Code, is amended by inserting be-
fore the period ‘‘, or from section 35 of such Code’’.
(2) The table of sections for subpart C of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is
amended by striking the last item and inserting the
following new items:
‘‘Sec. 35. Medical expenses of pregnancies with children placed for
adoption.
‘‘Sec. 36. Overpayments of tax.’’
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1998.
TITLE IX—MATERNAL HEALTH
CERTIFICATES PROGRAM
SEC. 901. MATERNAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES FOR ELIGI-
BLE PREGNANT WOMEN.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF MATERNAL HEALTH CER-
TIFICATES FOR ELIGIBLE PREGNANT WOMEN.—Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall establish a program to provide mater-
nal health certificates for eligible pregnant women to use
to cover expenses incurred in receiving services at a mater-
nity and housing services facility or other supervised set-
ting.
(b) ELIGIBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A pregnant woman is eligi-
ble to receive a maternal health certificate under the
program established under subsection (a) if the
woman—
(A) has an annual individual income (de-
termined without taking into account the in-
come of any parent or guardian of the indi-
vidual) not greater than 175 percent of the in-
come official poverty line (as defined by the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, and revised
annually in accordance with section 673(2) of
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1981) applicable to such individual; and
(B) provides the Secretary with such other
information and assurances as the Secretary
may require.
(2) INCOME OF ESTRANGED SPOUSE NOT IN-
CLUDED.—In determining the income of an indi-
vidual for purposes of paragraph (1)(A), there shall
not be included the income of a spouse if the spouse
has been living apart from the woman for not less
than 6 months.
(3) PARTICIPATION IN TANF PROGRAM NOT RE-
QUIRED.—An individual otherwise eligible to receive
a maternal health certificate under the program es-
tablished under subsection (a) shall not be found in-
eligible to receive such a certificate solely on the
grounds that the individual does not receive assist-
ance under a State program funded under part A of
title IV of the Social Security Act (relating to tem-
porary assistance for needy families).
(c) LIMITATIONS
ON AMOUNT
OF EXPENSES IN-
CURRED.—A certificate received under the program estab-
lished under subsection (a) may be used to cover an
amount of expenses incurred by an individual at a mater-
nity housing and services facility that does not exceed an
amount equal to—
(1) $125; multiplied by
(2) the number of days during which such serv-
ices are provided to the individual at such facility.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
(1) MATERNITY AND HOUSING SERVICES FACIL-
ITY.—The term ‘‘maternity and housing services fa-
cility’’ means a nonprofit facility or supervised set-
ting licensed or otherwise approved by the State in
which the facility is located to serve as a residence
for not fewer than 4 pregnant women during preg-
nancy and for a limited period after the date on
which the child carried during the pregnancy is
born, as the Secretary may determine, that provides
such pregnant women with appropriate supportive
services, which may include the following supportive
services:
(A) Room and board.
(B) Medical care (provided either at the
facility or off-site) for the woman and her child,
including prenatal, delivery, and post-delivery
care.
(C) Instruction and counseling regarding
future health care for the woman and her child.
(D) Nutrition services and nutrition coun-
seling.
(E) Counseling and education concerning
all aspects of prenatal care, childbirth, and
motherhood.
(F) General family counseling, including
child and family development counseling.
(G) Adoption counseling.
(H) Vocational and educational counseling
and services.
(I) Basic transportation services to enable
the woman to obtain services from the facility
or an approved referral source.
(2) PREGNANT WOMAN.—The term ‘‘pregnant
woman’’ means a woman determined to have one or
more fetuses in utero.
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated for maternal health cer-
tificates under this section—
(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
(2) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
(3) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
TITLE 
X—REHABILITATION
GRANTS 
FOR 
MATERNITY
HOUSING AND SERVICES FA-
CILITIES
SEC. 1001. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM.
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall carry out a program to provide assistance under this
title to eligible nonprofit entities for rehabilitation of exist-
ing structures for use as facilities to provide housing and
services to pregnant women.
SEC. 1002. AUTHORITY AND APPLICATIONS.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make grants
under the program under this title to eligible nonprofit
entities to rehabilitate existing structures for use as ma-
ternity housing and services facilities.
(b) APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary may make grants
only to nonprofit entities that submit applications for
grants under this title in the form and manner that the
Secretary shall prescribe, which shall include assurances
that grant amounts will be used to provide a maternity
housing and services facility.
SEC. 1003. GRANT LIMITATIONS.
(a) MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—A grant under this
title may not be in an amount greater than $1,000,000.
An eligible nonprofit entity may not receive more than 1
grant under this title in any fiscal year.
(b) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GRANTS.—The Secretary
may not make grants under this title to more than 100
eligible nonprofit entities in any fiscal year.
(c) USE OF GRANTS FOR REHABILITATION ACTIVI-
TIES.—Any eligible nonprofit entity that receives a grant
under this title shall use the grant amounts for the acqui-
sition or rehabilitation (or both) of existing structures for
use as a maternity housing and services facility, which
may include planning and development costs, professional
fees, and administrative costs related to such acquisition
or rehabilitation.
SEC. 1004. REPORTS.
The Secretary shall require each eligible nonprofit en-
tity that receives a grant under this title to submit to the
Secretary a report, at such times and including such infor-
mation as the Secretary shall determine, describing the
activities carried out by the eligible nonprofit entity with
the grant amounts.
SEC. 1005. PARTICIPATION OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Religious organizations may re-
ceive grants under this title on the same basis as any other
eligible nonprofit entity without impairing the religious
character of such organizations, and without diminishing
the religious freedom of beneficiaries of such grants.
(b) NONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST RELIGIOUS ORGA-
NIZATIONS.—Religious organizations are eligible for
grants under this title on the same basis as any other eligi-
ble nonprofit entity as long as the programs are imple-
mented consistent with the Establishment Clause of the
United States Constitution. The Secretary shall not dis-
criminate against an organization that applies to receive
such a grant on the basis that the organization has a reli-
gious character.
(c) RELIGIOUS CHARACTER AND FREEDOM.—
(1) RELIGIOUS
ORGANIZATIONS.—A religious
organization receiving a grant under this title shall
retain its independence from Federal, State, and
local governments, including such organization’s con-
trol over the definition, development, practice, and
expression of its religious beliefs.
(2) ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS.—The Secretary
shall not require a religious organization receiving a
grant under this title—
(A) to alter its form of internal govern-
ance; or
(B) to remove religious art, icons, scrip-
ture, or other symbols;
in order to be eligible for a grant under this title.
(d) RIGHTS OF BENEFICIARIES OF ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If an individual described in
paragraph (2) has an objection to the religious char-
acter of the organization from which the individual
receives services pursuant to a grant under this title,
the organization shall provide such individual, within
a reasonable period of time after the date of such
objection, with services from an alternative provider
that is accessible to the individual and the value of
which is not less than the value of the services that
the individual would have received from such organi-
zation.
(2) INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED.—An individual de-
scribed in this paragraph is an individual who re-
ceives, applies for, or requests to apply for, services
under a program carried out with a grant under this
title.
(e) EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.—A religious organiza-
tion’s exemption provided under section 702 of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 regarding employment practices shall
not be affected by its participation in, or receipt of funds
from, a program carried out with a grant under this title.
(f) NONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST BENEFICIARIES.—
Except as otherwise provided in law, a religious organiza-
tion shall not discriminate against an individual in regard
to providing services under a grant under this title on the
basis of religion, a religious belief, or refusal to actively
participate in a religious practice.
(g) FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), any religious organization receiving a
grant under this title shall be subject to the same
regulations as other grantees under this title to ac-
count in accord with generally accepted auditing
principles for the expenditure of the grant.
(2) LIMITED AUDIT.—If a religious organiza-
tion receiving a grant under this title segregates the
grant funds into separate accounts, then only such
funds shall be subject to audit.
(h) COMPLIANCE.—Any party which seeks to enforce
its rights under this section may assert a civil action for
injunctive relief exclusively in an appropriate State court
against the entity or agency that allegedly commits such
violation.
(i) NO PREEMPTION.—This section shall not be con-
strued to preempt any provision of a State constitution
or State statute that prohibits or restricts the expenditure
of State funds in or by religious organizations.
(j) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN
PURPOSES.—A grant under this title may not be expended
for sectarian worship, instruction, or proselytization.
SEC. 1006. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this title:
(1) ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—The term
‘‘eligible nonprofit entity’’ means any organization
that—
(A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt
from taxation under subtitle A of such Code;
and
(B) has submitted an application under
section 1002(b) for a grant under this title.
(2) MATERNITY HOUSING AND SERVICES FACIL-
ITY.—The term ‘‘maternity housing and services fa-
cility’’ means a facility licensed or otherwise ap-
proved by the State in which the facility is located
to serve as a residence for not fewer than 4 preg-
nant women during pregnancy and for a limited pe-
riod after the date on which the child carried during
the pregnancy is born, as the Secretary may deter-
mine, that provides such pregnant women with ap-
propriate supportive services, which may include the
following services:
(A) Room and board.
(B) Medical care for the woman and her
child, including prenatal, delivery, and post-de-
livery care.
(C) Instruction and counseling regarding
future health care for the woman and her child.
(D) Nutrition services and nutrition coun-
seling.
(E) Counseling and education concerning
all aspects of prenatal care, childbirth, and
motherhood.
(F) General family counseling, including
child and family development counseling.
(G) Adoption counseling.
(H) Vocational and educational counseling
and services.
(I) Basic transportation services to enable
the woman to obtain services from the facility
or an approved referral source.
(J) Any other appropriate supportive serv-
ices.
(3) PREGNANT WOMAN.—The term ‘‘pregnant
woman’’ means a woman determined to have one or
more fetuses in utero.
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
SEC. 1007. REGULATIONS.
The Secretary shall issue any regulations necessary
to carry out this title.
SEC. 1008. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this title $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $40,000,000
for fiscal year 2001, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
TITLE XI—REPEAL OF NATIONAL
CLEARINGHOUSE ON ADOP-
TION INFORMATION
SEC. 1101. REPEAL OF NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON
ADOPTION INFORMATION.
Section 9442 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 679a) is repealed.
TITLE XII—NATIONAL
COMMISSION ON ADOPTION
SEC. 1201. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON ADOPTION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com-
mission to be known as the National Commission on Adop-
tion (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’).
(b) DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.—The Commission
shall review all adoption programs and all activities relat-
ing to adoption in the United States, focusing particularly
on how often adoption is presented as an option for un-
married pregnant women and on the extent to which pro-
spective adoptive parents are aware that there are children
waiting to be adopted.
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Com-
mission shall be composed of 9 members, of whom—
(A) 2 shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives;
(B) 1 shall be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives;
(C) 2 shall be appointed by the Majority
Leader of the Senate;
(D) 1 shall be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the Senate; and
(E) 3 shall be appointed by the President.
(2) TERMS
OF
APPOINTMENT.—The term of
any appointment under paragraph (1) to the Com-
mission shall be for the life of the Commission.
(3) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at
the call of its Chairman or a majority of its mem-
bers.
(4) QUORUM.—A quorum shall consist of 5
members of the Commission.
(5) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commission
shall be filled in the same manner in which the origi-
nal appointment was made, not later than 30 days
after the Commission is given notice of the vacancy,
and shall not affect the power of the remaining
members to execute the duties of the Commission.
(6) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Commis-
sion shall receive no additional pay, allowances, or
benefits by reason of their service on the Commis-
sion.
(7) EXPENSES.—Each member of the Commis-
sion shall receive travel expenses and per diem in
lieu of subsistence in accordance with sections 5702
and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES.—
(1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—
(A) APPOINTMENT.—The Chairman shall
appoint an executive director of the Commis-
sion.
(B) COMPENSATION.—The executive direc-
tor shall be paid the rate of basic pay for level
V of the Executive Schedule.
(2) STAFF.—With the approval of the Commis-
sion, the executive director may appoint such per-
sonnel as the executive director considers appro-
priate.
(3) APPLICABILITY OF CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.—
The staff of the Commission shall be appointed with-
out regard to the provisions of title 5, United States
Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and shall be paid without regard to the pro-
visions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter
53 of such title (relating to classification and Gen-
eral Schedule pay rates).
(4) EXPERTS
AND
CONSULTANTS.—With the
approval of the Commission, the executive director
may procure temporary and intermittent services
under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
(5) PHYSICAL FACILITIES.—The Administrator
of the General Services Administration shall locate
suitable office space for the operation of the Com-
mission. The facilities shall serve as the head-
quarters of the Commission and shall include all
necessary equipment and incidentals required for the
proper functioning of the Commission.
(e) POWERS OF COMMISSION.—
(1) HEARINGS
AND
OTHER
ACTIVITIES.—For
the purpose of carrying out its duties, the Commis-
sion may hold such hearings and undertake such
other activities as the Commission determines to be
necessary to carry out its duties.
(2) STUDIES BY GAO.—Upon the request of the
Commission, the Comptroller General shall conduct
such studies or investigations as the Commission de-
termines to be necessary to carry out its duties.
(3) COST
ESTIMATES
BY
CONGRESSIONAL
BUDGET OFFICE AND OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ACTU-
ARY OF HCFA.—
(A) The Director of the Congressional
Budget Office or the Chief Actuary of the
Health Care Financing Administration, or both,
shall provide to the Commission, upon the re-
quest of the Commission, such cost estimates as
the Commission determines to be necessary to
carry out its duties.
(B) The Commission shall reimburse the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office for
expenses relating to the employment in the of-
fice of the Director of such additional staff as
may be necessary for the Director to comply
with requests by the Commission under sub-
paragraph (A).
(4) DETAIL OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Upon
the request of the Commission, the head of any Fed-
eral agency is authorized to detail, without reim-
bursement, any of the personnel of such agency to
the Commission to assist the Commission in car-
rying out its duties. Any such detail shall not inter-
rupt or otherwise affect the civil service status or
privileges of the Federal employee.
(5) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Upon the re-
quest of the Commission, the head of a Federal
agency shall provide such technical assistance to the
Commission as the Commission determines to be
necessary to carry out its duties.
(6) USE OF MAILS.—The Commission may use
the United States mails in the same manner and
under the same conditions as Federal agencies and
shall, for purposes of the frank, be considered a
commission of Congress as described in section 3215
of title 39, United States Code.
(7) OBTAINING
INFORMATION.—The Commis-
sion may secure directly from any Federal agency
information necessary to enable it to carry out its
duties, if the information may be disclosed under
section 552 of title 5, United States Code. Upon re-
quest of the Chairman of the Commission, the head
of such agency shall furnish such information to the
Commission.