### Question
How does LINE ITEM VETO define dollar amount of discretionary budget authority?


### Answer
Under *2 U.S.C. § 691e*, **dollar amount of discretionary budget authority** is defined as:

> the entire dollar amount of budget authority—


(i) specified in an appropriation law, or the entire dollar amount of budget authority required to be allocated by a specific proviso in an appropriation law for which a specific dollar figure was not included

#### Citation:
  - *2 U.S.C. § 691e*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 17B-IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL AND LINE ITEM VETO > SUBCHAPTER III-LINE ITEM VETO**

