The Mackensen reconstruction scenario raises a distinction between receiving money and having authority to spend it on a particular project. An authorization broad enough to cover the proposed work could allow a substantial reconstruction. A general annual allocation would not by itself permit the Navy to devote the whole sum to that project. The hypothetical therefore depends on the scope Congress authorized as well as the total budget.
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What an American reconstruction budget would permit
The hypothetical Mackensen reconstruction depends on the scope of its authorization as well as the money allocated.