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Authorization (Budget)

A statutory provision that obligates funding for a program or agency. An authorization may be effective for one year, a fixed number of years, or an indefinite period. An authorization may be for a definite amount of money or for "such sums as may be necessary." The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization and then appropriation.

Quoted from the United States Senate Glossary

For information about the NCI budget, visit the NCI Budget and Appropriations webpage.

The Congressional Research Service has two publications, The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction and Overview of the Authorization-Appropriations Process, which cover the subject in additional detail.

See Also: Appropriation Act (Budget)