Sec. 201. Annual appropriations required for direct spending programs
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Title III of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is further amended by adding after section 316, as added by section 106(a) of this Act, the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the biennium beginning in fiscal year 2020 and each biennium thereafter— each direct spending program shall be subject to annual discretionary appropriations; and no funds may be obligated for any such program using any amounts other than amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
In this section— the term biennium has the meaning given that term in section 3(13); and the term direct spending program — means— any program with respect to which budget authority is provided (before the date of enactment of this section) by law other than appropriation Acts; any program that is funded (before the date of enactment of this section) through entitlement authority; and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; and does not include— the old-age and survivors insurance program established under title II of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), but not including disability insurance benefits under section 223 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 423 );
Medicare programs; all programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and the TRICARE program (as defined in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code). . The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 316 the following new items: Sec. 317. Annual appropriations required for direct spending programs. . Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, as amended by section 122(b)(12), is further amended by adding at the end the following: such information as is necessary for the making of accurate biennial appropriations for direct spending programs subject to the biennial appropriations process, and recommendations on legislative changes to bring spending on such programs to a sustainable basis, if applicable. .
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Committee on Rules of the House of Representatives shall submit to the House conforming amendments to the Rules of the House of Representatives to effectuate this title, including the requirement that the authority to appropriate funds for direct spending programs subject to the biennial appropriations process is with the Committee on Appropriations.
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