I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1093 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2009 Mr. Lewis of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an increase in the maximum level of fees authorized to be charged by representatives with respect to claims of entitlement to past-due benefits and to require cost-of-living adjustments to such level of authorized fees.

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Increase in maximum level of fees authorized to be charged by representatives with respect to claims of entitlement to past-due benefits and annual adjustments to such level of authorized fees

(a)

In general

Section 206(a)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 406(a)(2)(A)) is amended— (1)in clause (ii)(II), by striking $4,000 and inserting $6,264.50; and (2)in the matter following clause (iii), by striking The Commissioner of Social Security may and all that follows through such date. and inserting the following: The Commissioner of Social Security shall adjust annually (after 2009) the dollar amount set forth in subclause (II) of clause (ii) under procedures providing for adjustments in the same manner and to the same extent as adjustments are provided for under section 215(i)(2)(A), except that any amount so adjusted that is not a multiple of $0.10 shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $0.10.. (b)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fees to be recovered to compensate for services with respect to claims of entitlement to past-due benefits on which final determinations are made by the Commissioner of Social Security on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.