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The center column provides current news about key whistle-blower legislation and news stories about whistle-blower court cases . The Senate did not include the same Buy American legislation in its defense bill , a version strongly endorsed by U.S. and European defense firms , who fear the restrictive House bill would jeopardize current weapons programs . One Senate aide involved in staff-level discussions said a potential compromise would be to initiate a study along the lines of Hunter 's proposal before implementing the Buy American legislation . " Bruce Turnbull , counsel to Matsushita Electric Corporation of America and a JPC co-chair , noted that " in the video context , the contemplated legislation should also provide some specific assurances that certain reasonable and customary home recording practices will be permitted , in addition to providing penalties for circumvention . " The Armed Services panel spokesman said the Buy American legislation is one of " a good 20 issues out there " stalling the defense authorization conference , although he added that about 80 percent of those issues have been resolved . Congress has passed extensive legislation affecting banks to promote important policy goals - - protection of the payments system , maintenance of a safe haven for small savers , and providing an adequate flow of credit to critical sectors of the economy . The mediaeval legislation followed closely the precedent of earlier enactments .