Budgetary effects

(a) Classification of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall be estimated as if this Act and the amendments made by this Act are discretionary appropriation Acts for purposes of section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901). (b) Baseline For purposes of calculating the baseline under section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907), the provision of budgetary resources under section 1311 of title 31, United States Code, as added by this Act, for an account shall be considered to be a continuing appropriation in effect for such account for less than the entire current year. (c) Enforcement of discretionary spending limits (1) In general For purposes of enforcing the discretionary spending limits under section 251(a) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(a)), the budgetary resources made available under section 1311 of title 31, United States Code, as added by this Act, shall be considered part-year appropriations for purposes of section 251(a)(4) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(a)(4)). (2) Application If a report under section 254(f) of the Balanced Budget and Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 904(f)) is required during a lapse in appropriations, the due date of such report shall be the later of— (A) the date specified in section 251(a)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 901(a)(1)); or (B) the date that is 30 calendar days after the first day of the lapse in appropriations.