An authorization bill is a type of law that approves and sets the limit for spending on a specific government program or activity. It gives permission or "authorizes" the government to spend a certain amount of money on a particular purpose.
It depends on how we bring the defense authorization bill to the floor. (washingtonblade.com)
We have a number of vehicles where people may want to speak out on this, and the first one will be the defense authorization bill. (washingtonblade.com)
The House Science, Space and Technology (SS&T) Committee will mark up a new NASA authorization bill for FY2016 and FY2017. (spacepolicyonline.com)