,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bf1 #bjag,mr4 
,sam ,johnson of ,texas introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,ii of the     
,social ,security ,act relating to the  
reimbursement of travel expenses4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,social ,security ,travel           
,reimbursement ,reform ,act of #bjag4   
#b4 ,reimbursement of travel expenses   
7a7 ,reduction of trust fund expenses   
,section #bja7;j7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dja7;j77 
is amended--  7#a7 by striking 1 their  
representatives12 and  7#b7 by striking 
the last sentence4  7b7 ,authorization  
for certain representative travel       
expenses ,to be collected from claimants
  ,section #bjf7;a77#a7 of the ,social  
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#djf7;a77#a77 is amended by adding at   
the end the following3 ,notwithstanding 

the previous sentence1 the ,commissioner
 may authorize a representative to      
collect from a claimant travel expenses 
incurred by the representative attending
 reconsideration interviews and         
proceedings on behalf of the claimant4  
,such amount authorized to be collected 
shall not exceed the amount that would  
be available under section #bja7;j7 for 
such travel originating within the      
geographic area of the office having    
jurisdiction over such proceeding4 ,if a
 representative receives a fee under an 
agreement pursuant to paragraph         
7#b77;,a7 of this subsection1 the total 
amount the representative receives shall
 be equal to the amount specified under 
such paragraph plus the amount of any   
travel expenses authorized under this   
paragraph44  7c7 ,effective date ,the   
amendments made by this section shall   
apply with respect to applications for  
monthly insurance benefits filed on or  
after the date of the enactment of this 
section4