to secure directly from any executive department, bureau, agency, board, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality of the Government information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes of this section. Each department, bureau, agency, board, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality shall, to the extent authorized by law, furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Board, upon request made by the chairman, the chairman of any subcommittee created by a majority of the Board, or any member designated by a majority of the Board. (B) Receipt, handling, storage, and dissemination Information shall only be received, handled, stored, and disseminated by members of the Board and its staff consistent with all applicable statutes, regulations, and Executive orders. (4) Assistance from federal agencies (A) General services administration The Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Development Task Force on a reimbursable basis administrative support and other services for the performance of the Board’s functions. (B) Other departments and agencies In addition to the assistance prescribed in subparagraph (A), departments and agencies of the United States may provide to the Board such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support services as they may determine advisable and as may be authorized by law. (C) Postal services The Development Task Force may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as departments and agencies of the United States. (e) Staff (1) In general While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code. (2) Personnel as Federal employees (A) In general The executive