; and (2) by striking September 30 of the following year and inserting December 31 of that year . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective on January 1, 2020. (c) Transition During the period between October 1, 2019, and December 31, 2019, Congress shall provide discretionary appropriations at a rate comparable to the rate of funding provided in fiscal year 2019. II Direct Spending Programs Subject to Annual Appropriations 201. Annual appropriations required for direct spending programs (a) In general 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: 317. Annual appropriations required for direct spending programs (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the biennium beginning in fiscal year 2020 and each biennium thereafter— (1) each direct spending program shall be subject to annual discretionary appropriations; and (2) no funds may be obligated for any such program using any amounts other than amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts. (b) In this section— (1) the term biennium has the meaning given that term in section 3(13); and (2) the term direct spending program — (A) means— (i) any program with respect to which budget authority is provided (before the date of enactment of this section) by law other than appropriation Acts; (ii) any program that is funded (before the date of enactment of this section) through entitlement authority; and (iii) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; and (B) does not include— (i) 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 ); (ii) Medicare programs; (iii) all programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs