}After authorize a program, have to appropriate the funds
to implement
}Entitlements are
statutory requirements that government payments be made to any
}individual or unit of government that meets eligibility
criteria established in the
law.
}Entitlements are a binding obligation on the government
and eligible recipients have
legal
}recourse if the obligation is not met. Examples of entitlements include Social Security
}benefits, Medicare benefits, federal retirement
benefits, and unemployment
compensation.