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A conventional authorization establishes or continues a government agency or program, and while it may place a limit on the amount of [[budget authority]] that may be appropriated for that purpose (Deschler Ch 25 Sec. 2.13), the authorized funds are available only to the extent provided for in [[appropriation]] acts originated by the Appropriations Committee. Spending legislation which circumvents the appropriations process is called ``"[[backdoor spending]].'' " Restrictions against such legislation are found in the Congressional Budget Act. With certain exceptions, '''new spending authority'''<ref>[http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GPO-HPRACTICE-104/html/GPO-HPRACTICE-104-8.htm A Guide to the Rules, Precedents and Procedures of the House], p. 189. U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov</ref> is to be ``effective'' only as provided in appropriation acts. ``Spending authority'' is defined by the Act to include contract authority and borrowing authority.