PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4415 procedures and to govern the manner of its operations, organization, and personnel. (3) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— (A) INFORMATION.—The Commission may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States such data and information as the Commission may require for the purpose of carrying out this section. Upon request of the Commission, any such department or agency shall furnish such data or information. The Commission may acquire data or information directly from such departments or agencies to the same extent the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may acquire such data or information. (B) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. —The General Services Administration shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative support services as the Commission may request. (C) PERSONNEL DETAILS. —Upon the request of the chairperson of the Commission, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, to the extent possible and subject to the discretion of the Secretary, detail any of the personnel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, on a nonreimbursable basis, to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under this section. (4) MAiLS.The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal agencies. (5) CONTRACTING. —The Commission may, to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts, enter into contracts necessary to carry out its duties under this section. (6) ADVISORY COMMITTEE. — The Commission shall be considered an advisory committee within the meaning of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. — Of any amounts made available under section 501 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, not more than $500,000 shall be available to carry out this section in fiscal year 1991. (g) SUNSET. —The Commission shall terminate upon the expiration of the 9 months following the appointment of all the members under subsection (c), SEC. 944. ENERGY ASSESSMENT REPORT. 42 USC 12712 (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit a report to the Congress, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, assessing any activity undertaken by the Secretary to increase energy efficiency in housing. The report shall include an analysis of the August 15, 1990 DOEJ-HUD program to expand energy efficiency and increase affordability of federally-assisted housing. (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARD. — In the report submitted under this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in consultation with the Secretary of Energy) shall establish, and include a description of, a standard measure by which changes over time in residential energy efficiency may be compared.
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