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?
3、?The 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 a
4、nnual 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 fe
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