Authorization and Appropriations for FY2004: Defense
Abstract
With passage of the FY2004 DOD Authorization Act by the House on November 7 and by the Senate on November 12, 2003, Congress completed action on this year's defense authorization (H.R. 1588/H.Rept. 108-384). The President signed the bill on November 24, 2003 (P.L. 108-384). On September 30, just in time for the new fiscal year, the President signed H.R. 2658, the FY2004 DOD Appropriations Act (P.L. 108-87), completing action on FY2004 defense appropriations. The recently enacted FY2004 DOD authorization bill provides a total of $401.3 billion for defense programs, including funds in the DOD and military construction appropriations as well as several other defense-related programs funded in other appropriations measures. The total authorized for these defense and defense-related programs that make up the national defense function is $1.5 billion above the Administration's request and $9.3 billion above the FY2003 enacted level. The conference version of the FY2004 DOD authorization is the culmination of months of negotiation about several contentious issues: Buy American provisions, the Air Force's controversial tanker lease proposal, a new concurrent receipt benefit for military retirees, a new National Security Personnel System, a new health benefit for reservists, and special exemptions for DOD to certain environmental regulations. Substantial differences about these issues between the houses and with the Administration had stymied completion of the authorization bill.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 09, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA435611
Entities
People
- Amy Belasco
- Stephen Daggett
Organizations
- Defense Acquisition University