The phrase "act that authorized the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal or formal contexts when referring to a specific piece of legislation or regulation that grants permission or authority for an action.
Example: "The act that authorized the establishment of the new national park was signed into law last year."
Alternatives: "legislation that permitted the" or "statute that granted the".
Writing for the majority, Marshall held that the court could not issue a writ of mandamus compelling Madison to deliver Marbury's commission, as Marbury had requested, because the act that authorized the court to issue such writs (the Judiciary Act of 1789) was in fact unconstitutional and therefore invalid.
The act that authorized the three-cent nickel contained a provision requiring the use of the motto "In God We Trust" on all pieces large enough to bear it, but the new coin was deemed too small.
A federal judge yesterday struck down the parts of the recently revised USA Patriot Act that authorized the Federal Bureau of Investigation to use informal secret demands called national security letters to compel companies to provide customer records.
Tatel's conservative colleagues voted to strike down the part of the Clean Air Act that authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate ozone and other forms of air pollution.
The spur in Mississippi and in several other states is thought to be the provision of the Civil Rights Act that authorizes the withholding of federal funds from states that fail to comply with the act or earlier laws of similar int ent.
Now NSA reform will likely be delayed until 2015, when the provision of the Patriot Act that authorizes the call tracking program sunsets at the end of May.
Congress pushed through a four-year extension of three controversial provisions in the USA Patriot Act that authorize the government to use aggressive surveillance tactics in the so-called war against terror.
And these localities are paying for it". The 287 g) program got its name from the section of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act that authorized it.
He was also cognizant of the recently passed Militia Act that authorized President Lincoln to enroll blacks "for any military or naval service for which they may be found competent".
In a rare Sunday session, the Senate failed to reach an agreement on the matter, which then allowed for the provisions in the Patriot Act that authorized NSA bulk data collection to expire at midnight.
Another useful tool is a sensible provision of the Patriot Act that authorizes the government to send a limited list of suspect individuals to financial institutions.
