The provision is part of the massive defense authorization bill compromise unveiled Monday night. Here's the skinny on the “skinny” version of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act from Sen. Jim Inhofe. Both the House and the Senate passed bills to fix the issue, but haven't reached a compromise solution yet. House and Senate negotiators must decide whether to dump the provision from the annual NDAA debate or find billions to pay for a fix. Fernando Barroso pleaded guilty to the contracting scam earlier this year. The trio set up shop outside the base. Leadership added the controversial changes on Tuesday in advance of debate on the must-pass budget measure. Efforts to force the issue into the annual defense authorization bill debate were turned back over funding and procedural problems. The former Texas congressman, now seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, unveiled his proposal Monday before attending a veterans’ roundtable in Tampa, Florida, ahead of the first Democratic presidential debate in Miami on Wednesday. Defense Nerds podcast for 5/27: Disaster aid bill, military housing problems, the military widows tax and Memorial Day reflections. Load More