But in 1974, it enacted a budget law that forces it to deal with the budget as a whole on a yearly basis, rather than limiting its attention to individual appropriations bills.

• 但在1974年，美国国会通过了一部预算法案，要求以年为单位、作为一个整体研究预算，不再把注意力集中在单独的拨款法案上。