; and (B) comparing the bank account of the proposed recipient to other payment records available to the agency. (2) The Secretary of the Treasury and, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, the head of the executive agency having jurisdiction over a disbursing official, may issue guidance to carry out this subsection. . (b) Do not pay initiative access to the national directory of new hires Section 453(j) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 653(j) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (12) Information to assist in the prevention of improper payments (A) In general The Secretary of the Treasury shall have access to the information in the National Directory of New Hires for the purpose of assisting entities in identifying, preventing, and recovering improper payments. (B) Redisclosure For the purpose of identifying, preventing, and recovering improper payments, the head of the agency operating the Do Not Pay Working System may redisclose information in the National Directory of New Hires to— (i) its agents and contractors; (ii) Federal and non-Federal agencies authorized to receive information in the National Directory of New Hires directly from the Secretary; and (iii) such additional persons and entities as agreed to by the Secretary and the head of the agency operating the Do Not Pay Working System. (C) Reimbursement of hhs costs The head of the agency operating the Do Not Pay Working System shall reimburse the Secretary, in accordance with subsection (k)(3), for the costs incurred by the Secretary in furnishing the information transmitted under this paragraph. . (c) Access to information covered by FCRA (1) Definitions Section 603(k)(1) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681a(k)(1) ) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and