<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMipango ni aina ya mamlaka ya bajeti iliyotolewa na sheria ambayo inaruhusu mashirika ya shirikisho kufanya wajibu na kufanya malipo kutoka kwa Hazina kwa madhumuni maalum.  <response>: APPROPRIATION -In most cases, appropriations are a form of budget authority provided by law that permits federal agencies to incur obligations and make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. 