[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3432 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3432

     To amend title II of the Social Security Act relating to the 
                   reimbursement of travel expenses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2017

   Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title II of the Social Security Act relating to the 
                   reimbursement of travel expenses.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Travel Reimbursement 
Reform Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES.

    (a) Reduction of Trust Fund Expenses.--Section 201(j) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(j)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, their representatives,''; and
            (2) by striking the last sentence.
    (b) Authorization for Certain Representative Travel Expenses To Be 
Collected From Claimants.--Section 206(a)(1) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 406(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``Notwithstanding the previous sentence, 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 claimant. Such amount authorized to be collected shall 
not exceed the amount that would be available under section 201(j) for 
such travel originating within the geographic area of the office having 
jurisdiction over such proceeding. If a representative receives a fee 
under an agreement pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection, 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 paragraph.''.
    (c) 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 section.
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