; (2) evaluate and quantify the costs incurred by other Federal, State, and local programs due to a lack of affordable housing; and (3) make recommendations to Congress on how to use affordable housing to improve the effectiveness of other Federal programs and improve life outcomes for individuals living in the United States. (b) Public comment The Task Force shall publish in the Federal Register a notice for a public comment period of 90 days on the purpose and activities of the Task Force. (c) Report Not later than the date on which the Task Force terminates, the Task Force shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and make publicly available a final report that— (1) contains the information, evaluations, and recommendations described in subsection (a); and (2) is signed by each member of the Task Force. 6. Powers of Task Force (a) Hearings The Task Force may hold such hearings, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Task Force considers advisable to carry out this Act. (b) Information from federal agencies (1) In general The Task Force may secure directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the Task Force considers necessary to carry out this Act. (2) Furnishing information On request of the co-chairs of the Task Force, the head of a Federal department or agency described in paragraph (1) shall furnish the information to the Task Force. (c) Postal Services The Task Force may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal departments and agencies. 7. Termination of Task Force The Task Force shall terminate not later than 2 years after the date on which all members of the Task Force are appointed under section 4. 8. Funding There are authorized such sums as may be necessary to be appropriated to carry out this Act for fiscal years 2020 through 2023.