Suppose the U.S. House of Representatives is debating a bill to fund construction and maintenance for the nation's highway system. Representative Sandy Shady adds a provision to the bill that would fund a new public art museum in her district. The authorization of expenditure for the museum would be an example of

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An earmark is a provision inserted into a discretionary government spending appropriations bill that directs funds to a specific project, often with limited review or without the merit of the project being assessed in the context of other spending priorities. In this case, the funding for a new public art museum in Representative Sandy Shady's district, which is unrelated to the nation's highway system, would be considered an earmark.