Homepage Los Angeles Homepage California Homepage Tourism Visitor Information Local Business Education 1. Appropriation has never been the subject of an authorizing committee or subcommittee hearing.
Appropriation lacks specific authorization for individual project.
Appropriation added during a House-Senate Conference, when neither the House nor Senate bill originally contained such a provision. Appropriation has no meaningful relationship to the Act under which it is administered. Appropritaion for project was non-competitively awarded. This would also include projects which were not subject to peer reviw, which failed in a competitive process, or for which the competitive process was waived. Appropriation was earmarked in violation of established Congressional procedure or the process prescribed by law.