las mic ▁sub type ) ▁class , ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁ant ib ody ▁frequently ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁disease ▁gran ul om atos is ▁with ▁poly ang i itis . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁</ ref > ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : EC ▁ 3 . 4 . 2 1 <0x0A> </s> ▁An ▁ear mark ▁is ▁a ▁provision ▁inserted ▁into ▁a ▁dis cret ion ary ▁sp ending ▁appropri ations ▁bill ▁that ▁direct s ▁funds ▁to ▁a ▁specific ▁recip ient ▁while ▁circum vent ing ▁the ▁mer it - based ▁or ▁compet itive ▁funds ▁allocation ▁process . ▁E arm arks ▁feature ▁in ▁American ▁and ▁South ▁African ▁public ▁fin ance . ▁▁ ▁" E arm ark " ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁liv est ock ▁term , ▁where ▁the ▁ears ▁of ▁domestic ▁animals ▁were ▁cut ▁in ▁specific ▁ways ▁so ▁that ▁far mers ▁could ▁distinguish ▁their ▁stock ▁from ▁others ▁gra zing ▁on ▁public ▁land . ▁In ▁particular , ▁the ▁term ▁comes ▁from ▁ear mark ed ▁h ogs ▁where , ▁by ▁anal ogy , ▁p ork - bar re led ▁legisl ation ▁would ▁be ▁do led ▁out ▁among ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁political ▁machine . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁term ▁ear mark ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁relation ▁with ▁the ▁con gression al ▁ ▁allocation ▁process . ▁▁▁ ▁Dis cret ion ary ▁sp ending , ▁which ▁is ▁set ▁by ▁the ▁House ▁and ▁Senate ▁App ropri ations ▁Comm itte es ▁and ▁their ▁various ▁sub comm itte es , ▁usually ▁through ▁appropri ation ▁acts , ▁is