{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-applauds-passage-of-fy-2020-ndaa", "Scott Applauds Passage of FY 2020 NDAA", "2019-12-17", "2019", "2019-12", "Republican", "House", "SC", "Tim Scott", "S001184", "www.scott.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Tuesday | December 17, 2019\n\t\t\t Scott Applauds Passage of FY 2020 NDAA \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTONToday, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released the following statement upon final passage of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act:\r\n\r\nSouth Carolinianshave a unique bond with our nation's military, and weknow how important it is that weensure that our men and women are equipped with the tools they need to defend and protect this great nation,said Senator Tim Scott. I am proud that Congress was able to secure not only a pay raise for our troops, butalsoincrease funding for military institutions located in South Carolina, createnewopportunitiesat theSavannah River Site, andprovide more resources for the DoD's HBCU Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation program.\r\n\r\nProvisions that benefit South Carolina are outlined below:\r\n \r\n$33.3 million for Joint Base Charleston\r\n$54 million for Fort Jackson\r\n$37.2 millionforParris Island\r\n$1.463 billion for Savannah River Site (SRS), included within the total is:\r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n$410.5 million for the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility Project\r\n$50 Million for the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative Facility at the Savannah River Site\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe bill authorizes a 3.1 percent increase in pay for troops, reformsissues with military housing, and establishes strong cybersecurity and 5G provisions. The bill also includes $46.7million in funding for the Department of Defense's HBCU Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation program, an increase in funding from last year,initiated by Senator Scott through a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House and Senate Armed Service Committees.\r\n\r\nContinuing the senator's efforts on combatting carbon monoxide poisoning, NDAA requires the installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide detectors in each unit of military family housing. The report also includes a total of $712 million for the Department of Energy's plutonium sustainment, which includes $410.5 million for the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility Project creating the opportunity for SRS to play an integral part in the nation's nuclear stockpile.\r\n\r\nFull text of the conference reportcan be accessedHERE.\r\n\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n     \n\t\n \n\t\n    \n    \n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRelated Issues:\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-applauds-passage-of-fy-2020-ndaa"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2296661734580994, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}