11.   The bill authorizes spending but does not appropriate money.

12.   The bill would authorize more companies to enter the business of providing managed care services in the home-care and nursing home industries.

13.   The bill authorizes the collection of user fees to reimburse the federal government for expenses incurred in administering the new mining act.

14.   The bill authorizes, but does not require, even higher funding levels in future years.

15.   The bill does not authorize the construction of the antimissile system nor does it appropriate any money for it.

16.   The bill would authorize payments in lieu of taxes that some critics claim amount to tax breaks for the industry.

17.   The bill would authorize the secretary of agriculture to permit the six New England states to set high prices and erect tariff hurdles against outside competition.

18.   The bill would authorize the spending by a dozen federal agencies or programs.

19.   The bill would merely authorize the right to include cameras, not require them.

20.   The bill also authorizes the FDA to develop a plan for getting this overseas inspection program up and running.