Subsidio o appropriations bill

Hay muchísimas diferencias entre los Estados Unidos y Argentina. Esta es de como gastan la plata. O mejor dicho, en que gastan los dolares. Todo sea por la defensa, claro.

Ahora, tengo una pregunta (tengo varias, pero hago sólo una para no aburrir.) Lo que entendemos en Argentina por subsidio, ¿es lo mismo en este caso que la noticia denomina appropriations bill?

The U.S. Senate on Saturday approved a defense appropriations bill that will provide $2.8 million for research at one Missoula business and $1.6 million at another.

TerraEchos, a high-tech business founded by Missoula entrepreneur Alex Philip, specializes in surveillance systems that use lasers for remote sensing and detection.

The company, which is now partly owned by S&K Technologies, has created a system called Adelos, which "provides state-of-the-art covert surveillance and intelligence sensor capabilities within a distributed situational awareness environment."

The $2.8 million in money approved Saturday is for defense research and will "improve site security at many of the nation's sensitive military locations," according to a press statement issued by Sen. Jon Tester's office.

The other appropriation goes to St. Patrick Hospital to help develop a high-tech skin graft made of animal tissue. The graft would be used to treat injuries on the battlefield, the release states.
"These dollars will create good-paying jobs in Missoula while investing in cutting-edge research that will make our troops and our country safer," said Tester.

Fuentes: 
Senate approves $2.8M for Missoula high-tech firm, $1.6M for St. Patrick Hospital. 
Definición de appropriations bill en Wikipedia.