,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eech  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,byrne introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,rules1 and in        
addition to the ,committee on the       
,budget1 for a period to be subsequently
 determined by the ,speaker1 in each    
case for consideration of such          
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,congressional 
,budget ,act of #aigd to subject certain
 direct spending programs to annual     
appropriations1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,mandatory ,spending ,control   
and ,accountability ,act 4  #b4 ,annual 
appropriations required for direct      
spending programs  7a7 ,in general      
,title ,,iii of the ,congressional      
,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb
 et seq47 is amended by adding after    
section #cae the following3  #caf4      

,annual appropriations required for     
direct spending programs  7a7           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 in fiscal year #bjba and each      
fiscal year thereafter-- 7#a7 each      
direct spending program shall be subject
 to annual discretionary appropriations2
 and  7#b7 no funds may be obligated for
 any such program using any amounts     
other than amounts provided in advance  
in appropriations ,acts4  7b7 ,in this  
section1 the term direct spending       
program-- 7#a7 means--  7,a7 any program
 with respect to which budget authority 
is provided 7before the date of         
enactment of this section7 by law other 
than appropriation ,acts2  7,b7 any     
program that is funded 7before the date 
of enactment of this section7 through   
entitlement authority2 and  7,c7 the    
,supplemental ,nutrition ,assistance    
,program2 and  7#b7 does not include--  
7,a7 the old-age and survivors insurance
 program established under title ,,ii of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        

,u4,s4,c4 #dja et seq471 but not        
including disability insurance benefits 
under section #bbc of such ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #dbc72  7,b7 ,medicare        
programs2  7,c7 all programs            
administered by the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs2 and  7,d7 the       
,,tricare program 7as defined in section
 #ajgb of title #aj1 ,united ,states    
,code74  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the
 table of contents of such ,act is      
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #caf the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #caf4 ,annual          
appropriations required for direct      
spending programs4  4  7c7 ,president's 
budget submission ,section #aaje7;a7 of 
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#dj7 such information as is
 necessary for the making of accurate   
appropriations for direct spending      
programs subject to the appropriations  
process1 and recommendations on         
legislative changes to bring spending on

 such programs to a sustainable basis1  
if applicable4  4  7d7 ,rules ,committee
 recommendations ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 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     
title1 including the requirement that   
the authority to appropriate funds for  
direct spending programs subject to the 
appropriations process is with the      
,committee on ,appropriations4