One online form would send address changes to federal agencies

The General Services Administrator would offer one form that sends address changes to the agencies a person chooses and confirms receipt. The IRS, Social Security Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Postal Service would be covered; other agencies could join. Use would be optional and require identity checks. Another agency could join through a written agreement, with notice to Congress and a chance for public comment at least 60 days before it receives notices. The authority to run the form would end five years after it first goes online, or three years after enactment if it has not launched by then.

A covered agency would update its address records when a person sends it a notice through the form. This would apply to address records held by an agency the person selected. The agency would not have to update the records if its checks show the sender lacked permission or the information is fraudulent. After an update, the agency would mail a notice to the address it had before.

The service operator would offer the form for free, limit what it keeps, and restrict agencies’ use of submitted details. These limits would apply to the federal service operator and agencies receiving address notices. Agencies could still use or share an updated record when other federal laws allow it. The bill would authorize no extra federal funds. Participating agencies would repay the service operator for their share of its costs from funds available to them.

The Treasury Secretary would issue rules for how the IRS treats address notices sent through the form and confirms receipt. This would apply to address notices sent to the IRS through the form. The IRS could treat a notice as an official address change only if Treasury finds that the login meets the security and privacy rules for other IRS address changes.