Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 22 > Article 4 > Chapter 28 - Lost or Illegally Expended Federal Grants

• 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
• employment: includes service performed by a driver who provides drive away operations when the services are being performed by an individual who is in the employ of a state or local government entity or federally recognized Indian tribe as defined in Section 3306(c)(7) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U. See Indiana Code 22-4-8-3.6
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.