Bill > HR3912

This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to modify how the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) calculates baseline budget projections for discretionary spending. Specifically, the legislation requires the CBO to exclude two types of funding from its baseline calculations: (1) resources designated as emergency requirements, and (2) resources provided through supplemental appropriations laws. By removing these categories from baseline projections, the bill aims to prevent what sponsors likely view as "budget bloat" - where emergency or supplemental spending artificially inflates baseline budget estimates. The technical amendment is made to Section 257(c) of the existing law, which governs how baseline budget calculations are performed. This change could potentially make future budget projections appear more constrained by removing certain types of variable spending from the standard calculation method, potentially putting downward pressure on future spending expectations.

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