Terms Used In CFR > Title 43 > Subtitle B > Chapter II > Subchapter C > Part 3730 > Subpart 3738 - Surface Protection Requirements

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.