1、1 Walter Kravitz, Congressional Quarterlys American Congressional Dictionary: Third Edition(Washington: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 2001), pp. 87-88, available athttp:/www.crs.gov/products/guides/glossary/e.shtml, visited Dec. 6, 2004.2 An annual appropriations act is generally made up of separat
2、e paragraphs, each of whichgenerally corresponds to a unique account and provides appropriations for multiple programs,projects, and activities as a single lump sum. 3 Such earmarks might also provide spending floors for individual projects, locations, orinstitutions.Congressional Research Service T
3、he Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code 98-518 GOVUpdated December 7, 2004Earmarks and Limitations in Appropriations BillsSandy StreeterAnalyst in American National GovernmentGovernment DivisionEarmarks and limitations are two devices regularly used in ann
4、ual appropriations actsto direct and restrict, respectively, the availability of funds for specified activities.Sometimes an earmark or a limitation may generate more interest or controversy than theappropriations act. See http:/www.crs.gov/products/guides/guidehome.shtml for moreinformation on fede
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