reauthorize

verb
re·​au·​tho·​rize | \ (ˌ)rē-ˌa-trə-ˈbyü-shən How to pronounce reauthorize (audio) \
reauthorized; reauthorizing; reauthorizes

Definition of reauthorize

transitive verb

: to authorize (something or someone) again especially : to renew the authority or effective legal power, warrant, or right of called for Congress to reauthorize the Clean Water Act Since passage, each law has been amended or "reauthorized," a confusing process under which existing statutes are reenacted with new language. — Gregg Easterbrook