"Fines have never been our first line of defense," he said, though the law has authorized them since 1986.

This law authorized each member of Congress and committee to hire professional staff.

The 1975 law authorized federal subsidies for each child with a disability.

He argued that the law simply did not authorize such actions.

A new post office was needed, and in 1906 Congress passed the first of several laws authorizing its construction.

The new law authorized the Government to charge fees but did not specify the amount.

But a recent law authorizes the deployment of those troops there for training.

The law authorizes loan terms up to a maximum of 30 years.

For such offense, the law authorized a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $2,000 fine.

The department determined that 60 might be acceptable on some portions of highway, but the law only authorized a change to 65.