§ 683-b. Information  furnished  by  the  state tax commission and the  comptroller. Information  furnished  to  the  New  York  state  higher  education  services  corporation  by  the  state  tax commission and the  comptroller under or as a result of the agreement authorized by  section  one hundred seventy-one-d of  the  tax  law  shall  be  considered  confidential  and  shall  not  be  disclosed  except  to  such federal  department or agency  entitled  to  such  information  because  such  disclosure is necessary for the proper administration of this part.