Senate and House authorizers remain stuck on the question of "Buy America" provisions, raising the possibility that Congress will not approve any final version of the fiscal year 2004 defense authorization bill. In the event no agreement is reached, the military's bills would still be paid next year, given Congress has already approved, and President Bush has signed into law, the FY-04 Defense Appropriations Act. But the failure to pass an authorization bill would likely fuel debate about the waning...
