Appropriations Bills: What are "General Provisions"?
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An annual appropriations act generally consists of two parts – paragraphs providing funding, and general provisions focusing on non-funding as well as funding issues. Discussed on this brief fact sheet are what is found in general provisions of appropriations bills.
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An annual appropriations act generally consists of two parts – paragraphs providing funding, and general provisions focusing on non-funding as well as funding issues. Discussed on this brief fact sheet are what is found in general provisions of appropriations bills.
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Streeter, Sandy.Appropriations Bills: What are "General Provisions"?,
report,
February 11, 1999;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs864/:
accessed June 7, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
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