22 USC 6212 – Requirement for authorization of appropriations
(a) Limitation on obligation and expenditure of funds
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the fiscal year 1994 and for each subsequent fiscal year, any funds appropriated for the purposes of broadcasting subject to supervision of the Agency shall not be available for obligation or expenditure—
(1) unless such funds are appropriated pursuant to an authorization of appropriations; or
(2) in excess of the authorized level of appropriations.
(b) Subsequent authorization
Terms Used In 22 USC 6212
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- 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.
The limitation under subsection (a) shall not apply to the extent that an authorization of appropriations is enacted after such funds are appropriated.
(c) Application
The provisions of this section—
(1) may not be superseded, except by a provision of law which specifically repeals, modifies, or supersedes the provisions of this section; and
(2) shall not apply to, or affect in any manner, permanent appropriations, trust funds, and other similar accounts which are authorized by law and administered under or pursuant to this chapter.