; and (iv) the TRICARE program (as defined in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code). . (b) Clerical amendment 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. . (c) President’s budget submission 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: (45) 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. . (d) Rules Committee recommendations 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. III Zero-Based Budgeting 301. Zero-based budgeting Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a)(2) and inserting the following: (2) consistent with subsection (i), a budget for each department and agency which contains the following information— (A) A description of each activity for which the department or agency receives an appropriation in the current fiscal year or for which the department or agency requests an appropriation for the budget year. (B) The legal basis for each activity. (C) For each activity, three alternative funding levels for the budget year, and a summary of the priorities that would be accomplished within each level, and the additional increments of value that would be added by the higher funding levels. At