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To: jttmab who wrote (148190)	10/19/2004 3:22:37 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Yes, I am referring to Appropriations bills as "law". MANDATORY SPENDING refers to funds not controlled by annual decision of Congress. These funds are automatically obligated by virtue of previously-enacted laws. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING refers to spending set by annual appropriation levels made by decision of Congress. This spending is optional, and in contrast to entitlement programs for which funding is mandatory. Of course, this is not hard and fast. Mandatory spending can be adjusted by simple statute, and discretionary spending is, for many programs, a foregone conclusion, apart from the exact sum.