1. Collection of death information from States
Not later than January 1, 2023, the head of the agency operating the Do Not Pay working system described in section 3354(c) of title 31, United States Code, shall establish a program under which—
States (or political subdivisions thereof) voluntarily contract with the head of such agency to furnish such agency head periodically with information (in a form established by such agency head in consultation with the States) concerning individuals with respect to whom death certificates (or equivalent documents maintained by the States or subdivisions) have been officially filed with them;
such information, and access for its use, shall be included through the Do Not Pay Initiative under such section; and
each State (or political subdivision thereof) which furnishes the head of such agency with such information may be paid by such agency head from amounts available for administration of this Act the reasonable costs (established by such agency head in consultations with the States) for transcribing and transmitting such information to such agency head.