Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004

Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY 2004.Authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) procurement, including for aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and chemical agents and munitions destruction; (2) research, development, test, and evaluation; (3) operation and maintenance, including for defense working capital funds and the Armed Forces Retirement Home; and (4) active and reserve military personnel, including end strengths.Increases, as of January 1, 2004, the rates of military basic pay. Extends certain bonus and special and incentive pay authorities. Authorizes: (1) certain travel and transportation allowances; and (2) certain military retired pay and survivor benefits.Sets forth provisions or requirements concerning: (1) environmental provisions, including an Arctic and Western Pacific Environmental Technology Cooperation Program; (2) active and reserve military personnel policy; (3) military health care; (4) acquisition policy and management, including major defense acquisition programs and management of the defense acquisition and support workforce; (5) Federal support for the procurement of anti-terrorism technologies and services by State and local governments; (6) general contracting procedures and limitations; (7) DOD organization and management, including space activities; (8) budget and financial matters, including travel card management; (9) DOD civilian personnel policy; and (10) matters relating to other nations, including cooperative threat reduction programs.