### Question
What does entitlement mean?


### Answer
**Entitlement** has the following meaning in *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 1989b*:

> “spending authority” as defined in section 401(c)(2)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 651(c)(2)(C))

#### Citation:
  - *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 1989b*
  - Heading: **RESTITUTION FOR WORLD WAR II INTERNMENT OF JAPANESE-AMERICANS AND ALEUTS > PUB. L. 100&ndash;383, AUG. 10, 1988, 102 STAT. 903 > TITLE I-UNITED STATES CITIZENS OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY AND RESIDENT JAPANESE ALIENS**

