[Amelia]

Perhaps you should read #275. It's not clear to me that the President could have stopped the funding without vetoing the entire budget, if then.

From reading the article, it appears to me that the grant was given by the NIH, which was still headed by a Clinton appointee since President Bush's appointee was not approved by the Senate until May 2 of this year. It also appears to me that the President was not notified of the grant until after it had been approved.

It looks as though this is something Congress needs to change.

[Satadru]

Bogus. First President Bush had to authorize the budget. Congress just does not allocate money. The President submits a budget and then Congress adds, multiplies, etc. Bush had to authorize the funding first before the money can be doled out by NIH. No matter who heads the agency, it is upto the President to authorize funding.