furnishing of services by department of health, education, and welfare

furnishing of services by department of health, education, and welfare Sec. 701. Section 1106 (b) of the Social Security Act is amended to read as follows: “(b) Requests for information, disclosure of which is authorized by regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and requests for services, may, subject to such limitations as may be prescribed by the Secretary to avoid undue interference with his functions under this Act, be complied with if the agency, person, or organization making the request agrees to pay for the information or services requested in such amount, if any (not exceeding the cost of furnishing the information or services), as may be determined by the Secretary. Payments for information or services furnished pursuant to this section shall be made in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be requested by the Secretary, and shall be deposited in the Treasury as a special deposit to be used to reimburse the appropriations (including authorizations to make expenditures from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability 72 Stat. 1056Insurance Trust Fund) for the unit or units of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare which furnished the information or services.”