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Investing Glossary:
Budget authority
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Campbell R. Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
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| Broad responsibility by Congress that government agencies have the power to spend federal funds. Congress can specify criteria for the spending of these funds. For example, it may stipulate that a given Agency must spend within a specific year, number of years, or any time in the future. The basic forms of Budget authority are; appropriations, authority to borrow, Contract authority, and authority to obligate and expend offsetting Receipts and collections. The period of time during which Congress makes funds available may be specified as one-year, multiple years or no year. The available amount may be classified as either definite or indefinite; a specific amount or an unspecified amount can be made available. Authority may also be classified as current or permanent. Permanent authority requires no current action by Congress.
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