An "authorized committee" refers to a group or organization officially given permission or approval to carry out certain activities or tasks. Full definition
While independent expenditure committees can not contribute directly to a candidate, they can spend on things like mailers and advertisements on behalf of a candidate who has not authorized the committee to do so. (politico.com)
The Committee can receive complaints among states, but only fourteen states authorize the Committee to receive communications from individuals. (religion-online.org)
«The Decisions on the Rules of Golf authorize a committee to correct an incorrect decision before the competition has closed, and they establish that where a committee incorrectly advises a competitor, before he returns his scorecard, that he has incurred no penalty, and then subsequently corrects its mistake, it is appropriate for the committee to waive the disqualification penalty under Decision 34-3/1.» (sbnation.com)