Complex sentence: Earmarking differs from the broader appropriations process in which Congress grants a yearly lump sum of money to a Federal agency to be allocate by the agency according to its legal authority and internal budgeting process.
Split into simpler sentences: Earmarking differs from the broader appropriations process in which Congress grants a yearly lump sum of money to a Federal agency. These monies are allocated by the agency according to its legal authority and internal budgeting process.