; (2) the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies; (3) the Government Accountability Office; or (4) an organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. (e) Obtaining official data The appropriate independent entity that enters into an agreement under this section may secure directly from any department or agency of the Federal Government information necessary to enable such entity to carry out this section. Upon request of such entity, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such information to the appropriate independent entity, unless doing so would not be in the public interest. 203. Policy with respect to LOGINK (a) In general Chapter 503 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 50309. Prohibited use (a) In general A covered entity shall not utilize covered logistics software. (b) Guidance The Secretary of Transportation shall publish on the website of the Department of Transportation, and update regularly, a list of prohibited logistics information technologies provided by the People’s Republic of China or Chinese state-affiliated entities. (c) Consultation The Secretary shall consult with the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission established under section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 ( Public Law 106–398 ) in carrying out this section. (d) Review In preparing the guidance under subsection (b), the Secretary shall review the list of Chinese state-affiliated entities included in— (1) the list of Communist Chinese military companies released by the Department of Defense in accordance with section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( 10 U.S.C. 113 note); and (2) the most recent Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List published by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to Executive Order 14032 of June 3, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 30145