To amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve the Social Security Administration's payment system for representation of claimants.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to impose an assessment in connection with any past-due benefits only if the payment required in connection with such benefits is certified by the Commissioner within 30 days after the initial certification for the payment of benefits based on the application for them.