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In the United States Congress, an authorization bill is a proposed public law that permits the federal government to carry out various functions and programs. Authorization bills are generally contrasted with appropriations bills, which are laws that provide funding for discretionary programs that are already authorized; for the federal government to legally carry out an action, it must both be authorized and have money available to fund any expenditures needed to act.
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[edit]- Roger H. Davidson, Walter J. Oleszek, and Frances E. Lee. 2008. Congress and Its Members, 11th ed. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. ISBN 978-0-87289-357-3.