THIS WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA The South Carolina House of Representatives is on furlough this week.
Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee passed H.4717 (Farm Aid Fund) favorably as amended. The bill would establish a grant program for farmers who experienced significant crop losses as a result of the heavy rains South Carolina experienced during the fall of 2015. Clemson testified on behalf of the bill in subcommittee.
The Senate Finance Committee received updates from the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the State Infrastructure Bank. Floor debate on H.3579 (Infrastructure Funding) will continue this week.
BUDGET The House Ways and Means Committee continued budget subcommittee hearings last week. This week, the Proviso Subcommittee will review all provisos in the budget. The full Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to debate the state budget next week.
Detailed information on Clemson's 2015 state legislative and budget priorities for FY 2015-16 may be found at these links:
BILLS OF INTEREST The Clemson University Governmental Affairs office is monitoring several bills that have potential impact on Clemson. A complete listing of these bills may be found here. Click on the bill number for a description of the legislation, along with the bill's current status.
CLEMSON ON CAPITOL HILL President's FY2017 Budget Request The President's FY2017 budget request (PBR) is available here.
The President's $4.15 trillion budget, while essentially flat when compared to the final FY2016 budget, proposes new investments in a number of areas, including research and higher education. It includes funding increases funding for new initiatives to find cures for cancer, bolster clean energy research and development, and boost cybersecurity, resulting in apparent funding increases for most of the key science agencies.
The budget follows last year's budget agreement for the discretionary spending caps and proposes that Congress pass legislation to provide mandatory spending to fund many of these new investments.
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