### Question
What does contingent commitment mean?


### Answer
**Contingent commitment** has the following meaning in *23 U.S.C. § 601*:

> a commitment to obligate an amount from future available budget authority that is—


(A) contingent on those funds being made available in law at a future date

#### Citation:
  - *23 U.S.C. § 601*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 6-INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE**

