8eb4e8a0_se_Security_Cooperation_Agency__Definition
[Term] Budget Authority [Link] N/A [Definition] 
The authority Congress gives to government agencies, permitting them to enter into obligations that will result in immediate or future outlays (expenditures). Such budget authority does not include the authority to insure the repayment of loans held by another person or government.
ESAMM Glossary | Defense Security Cooperation Agency
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