Appropriations: CRS Experts
Jennifer E. Lake
Section Research Manager
Justin Murray
Information Research Specialist
July 31, 2012
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Appropriations: CRS Experts

Contents
Tables
Table 1. General: Cross-Cutting Issues, Bill Coordinators.............................................................. 1
Table 2. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations .............................................................................................................. 2
Table 3. Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations .................................. 3
Table 4. Department of Defense Appropriations ............................................................................. 4
Table 5. Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations ............................ 4
Table 6. Financial Services and General Provisions Government-Wide Appropriations ................ 5
Table 7. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations............................................................ 6
Table 8. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations ............................................ 6
Table 9. Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Appropriations .............................................................................................................................. 7
Table 10. Legislative Branch Appropriations ................................................................................ 11
Table 11. Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies
Appropriations ............................................................................................................................ 11
Table 12. Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations......... 12
Table 13. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations................................ 13

Contacts
Author Contact Information........................................................................................................... 14

Congressional Research Service

Appropriations: CRS Experts

ppropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget
resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and
A budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to the CRS experts who have subject
matter expertise in these processes, and in the 12 individual appropriations bills in particular.
The following tables provide the names and contact information for CRS experts on
appropriations, and policy concerns related to appropriations. Table 1 is a summary table that
provides the names and contact information for experts on general appropriations, appropriations
jurisdictions and processes, and identifies the coordinators of the CRS appropriations products on
each of the 12 regular appropriations bills. Tables 2-13 provide detailed lists of appropriation and
policy experts associated with each individual regular appropriation bill.
Table 1. General: Cross-Cutting Issues, Bill Coordinators
Area of Expertise
Name/Title
Phone
E-mail
General Issues
Jennifer E. Lake
7-0620
jlake@crs.loc.gov
Appropriations Team
Jennifer E. Lake
7-0620
jlake@crs.loc.gov
Col een J. Shogan
7-8231
cshogan@crs.loc.gov
Cross-cutting issues
Ida Brudnick
7-6460 ibrudnick@crs.loc.gov
Appropriations Jurisdiction and
Jessica Tol estrup
7-0941
jtollestrup@crs.loc.gov
Process
Bill Heniff Jr.
7-8646
wheniff@crs.loc.gov
James V. Saturno
7-2381
jsaturno@crs.loc.gov
Budget control
Bill Heniff Jr.
7-8646
wheniff@crs.loc.gov
Continuing resolutions
Jessica Tol estrup
7-0941
jtol estrup@crs.loc.gov
Supplemental appropriations
Jessica Tol estrup
7-0941
jtol estrup@crs.loc.gov
Agriculture
Jim Monke
7-9664
jmonke@crs.loc.gov
Commerce, Justice, and Science
Department of Justice (Coordinator)
Nathan James
7-0264
njames@crs.loc.gov
Department of Commerce
Jennifer D. Williams
7-8640
jwilliams@crs.loc.gov
(Coordinator)
Science Agencies (Coordinator)
John Sargent
7-9147
jsargent@crs.loc.gov
Defense
Pat Towell
7-2122
ptowel @crs.loc.gov
Energy and Water
Carl Behrens
7-8303
cbehrens@crs.loc.gov
Financial Services and General
Garrett Hatch
7-7822
ghatch@crs.loc.gov
Provisions Government-Wide
Homeland Security
William L. Painter
7-3335
wpainter@crs.loc.gov
Interior, Environment, and Related
Carol Hardy Vincent
7-8651
chvincent@crs.loc.gov
Agencies
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Area of Expertise
Name/Title
Phone
E-mail
Labor, HHS, and Education
Report coordinator
Karen E. Lynch
7-6899
klynch@crs.loc.gov
Department of Labor appropriations
David H. Bradley
7-7352
dbradley@crs.loc.gov
coordinator
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Co-coordinators
Co-coordinator
Karen E. Lynch
7-6899
klynch@crs.loc.gov
Co-coordinator
Pamela W. Smith
7-7048
psmith@crs.loc.gov
Department of Education (ED)
Coordinator Gail
McCallion
7-7758
gmccallion@crs.loc.gov
Legislative Branch
Ida A. Brudnick
7-6460
ibrudnick@crs.loc.gov
Military Construction and Veterans
Daniel H. Else
7-4996
delse@crs.loc.gov
Affairs
State and Foreign Operations Appropriations
Coordinator Susan
Epstein
7-6678
sepstein@crs.loc.gov
Coordinator
Marian Lawson
7-4475
mlawson@crs.loc.gov
Coordinator Alex
Tiersky
7-7367
atiersky@crs.loc.gov
Transportation, HUD, and Related Agencies
Transportation coordinator
David Randal Peterman
7-3267
dpeterman@crs.loc.gov
HUD coordinator
Maggie McCarty
7-2163
mmccarty@crs.loc.gov
Table 2. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies Appropriations
Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Coordinator Jim
Monke
7-9664
jmonke@crs.loc.gov
Agricultural Marketing Service
Remy Jurenas
7-7281
rjurenas@crs.loc.gov
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Renée Johnson
7-9588
rjohnson@crs.loc.gov
Service
Animal identification
Joel Greene
7-9877
jgreene@crs.loc.gov
Commodity Futures Trading
Rena S. Miller
7-0826
rsmiller@crs.loc.gov
Commission
Conservation and related disaster
Megan Stubbs
7-8707
mstubbs@crs.loc.gov
provisions
Crop insurance and crop disaster
Dennis A. Shields
7-9051
dshields@crs.loc.gov
assistance
Farm Service Agency and Commodity
Jim Monke
7-9664
jmonke@crs.loc.gov
Credit Corp
Food and Drug Administration
Susan Thaul
7-0562
sthaul@crs.loc.gov
Grain Inspection, Packers, and
Joel Greene
7-9877
jgreene@crs.loc.gov
Stockyards Admin
Horticulture Renée
Johnson
7-9588
rjohnson@crs.loc.gov
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Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Meat and poultry inspection
Renée Johnson
7-9588
rjohnson@crs.loc.gov
Nutrition and domestic food assistance
Randy Aussenberg
7-8641
raussenberg@crs.loc.gov
Research and extension
Dennis A. Shields
7-9051
dshields@crs.loc.gov
Rural development
Tadlock Cowan
7-7600
tcowan@crs.loc.gov
Section 32
Jim Monke
7-9664
jmonke@crs.loc.gov
Trade and foreign food aid
Charles E. Hanrahan
7-7235
chanrahan@crs.loc.gov
USDA budget general y
Jim Monke
7-9664
jmonke@crs.loc.gov
Table 3. Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations
Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Departments
Department of Justice (Coordinator)
Nathan James
7-0264
njames@crs.loc.gov
Department of Commerce
Jennifer D. Williams
7-8640
jwilliams@crs.loc.gov
(Coordinator)
Science Agencies (Coordinator)
John Sargent
7-9147
jsargent@crs.loc.gov
Agencies and Policy Areas
OJP, COPS, BOP, U.S. Marshals
Nathan James
7-0264
njames@crs.loc.gov
FBI, ATF, U.S. Attorneys
Wil iam Krouse
7-2225
wkrouse@crs.loc.gov
Juvenile Justice
Kristin Finklea
7-6259
kfinklea@crs.loc.gov
DEA, OVW
Lisa N. Sacco
7-7359
lsacco@crs.loc.gov
Trade-related agencies:
M. Angeles Villarreal
7-0321 avillarreal@crs.loc.gov
ITA, ITC, USTR, NIPLECC
BIS
Ian F. Fergusson
7-4997
ifergusson@crs.loc.gov
EDA, MBDA
Eugene Boyd
7-8689
eboyd@crs.loc.gov
Telecommunications, NTIA
Linda K. Moore
7-5853
lmoore@crs.loc.gov
Census Bureau, ESA
Jennifer D. Williams
7-8640
jwilliams@crs.loc.gov
Patent and Trademark Office, NIST
Wendy H. Schacht
7-7066
wschacht@crs.loc.gov
Office of Science and Technology
Dana A. Shea
7-6844 dshea@crs.loc.gov
Policy
NOAA
Harold F. Upton
7-2264
hupton@crs.loc.gov
NASA Daniel
Morgan
7-5849
dmorgan@crs.loc.gov
NSF
Heather B. Gonzalez
7-1895
hgonzalez@crs.loc.gov
Marine Mammal Commission
Eugene H. Buck
7-7262
gbuck@crs.loc.gov
Equal Employment Opportunity
Abigail B. Rudman
Commission
7-9519 arudman@crs.loc.gov
Legal Services Corporation
Carmen Solomon-Fears
7-7306
csolomonfears@crs.loc.gov
State Justice Institute
Denis Steven Rutkus
7-7162
drutkus@crs.loc.gov
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Table 4. Department of Defense Appropriations
Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Coordinator Pat
Towell
7-2122
ptowel @crs.loc.gov
War costs
Amy Belasco
7-7627
abelasco@crs.loc.gov
Intelligence Richard
Grimmett
7-7675
rgrimmett@crs.loc.gov
Military personnel social issues
David Burrelli
7-8033
dburrelli@crs.loc.gov
Force Structure and policy
Pat Towell
7-2122
ptowel @crs.loc.gov
Acquisition workforce
Valerie Grasso
7-7617
vgrasso@crs.loc.gov
Military compensation
Lawrence Knapp
7-7609
lkaap@crs.loc.gov
Health care
Don Jansen
4-4769
djansen@crs.loc.gov
Reserve component issues
Lawrence Kapp
7-7609
lkapp@crs.loc.gov
Acquisition process
Moshe Schwartz
7-1463
mschwartz@crs.loc.gov
Current military operations
Catherine Dale
7-8983
cdale@crs.loc.gov
Ground combat systems
Andrew Feickert
7-7673
afeickert@crs.loc.gov
Military aviation systems
Jeremiah Gertler
7-5107
jgertler@crs.loc.gov
Missile defense systems
Steven Hildreth
7-7635
shildreth@crs.loc.gov
Nuclear weapons
Jonathan Medalia
7-7632
jmedalia@crs.loc.gov
Naval systems
Ronald O’Rourke
7-7610
rorourke@crs.loc.gov
Cyber-warfare Catherine
Theohary
7-0844
ctheohary@crs.loc.gov
Table 5. Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations
Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
General (Coordinator)
Carl Behrens
7-8303
cbehrens@crs.loc.gov


Corps of Engineers
Charles V. Stern
7-7786
cstern@crs.loc.gov
Nicole Carter
7-0854
ncarter@crs.loc.gov
Bureau of Reclamation
Charles V. Stern
7-7786
cstern@crs.loc.gov
Betsy Cody
7-7229
bcody@crs.loc.gov
Solar and renewable energy
Fred Sissine
7-7039
fsissine@crs.loc.gov
Nuclear energy
Mark Holt
7-1704
mholt@crs.loc.gov
Science programs
Daniel Morgan
7-5849
dmorgan@crs.loc.gov
Nuclear weapons stewardship
Jonathan Medalia
7-7632
jmedalia@crs.loc.gov
Nonproliferation Carl
Behrens
7-8303
cbehrens@crs.loc.gov
DOE Environmental Management
David Bearden
7-2390
dbearden@crs.loc.gov
Power Marketing Administrations
Charles V. Stern
7-7786
cstern@crs.loc.gov
Bonneville Power Administration
Charles V. Stern
7-7786
cstern@crs.loc.gov
Fossil energy research
Anthony Andrews 7-6843
aandrews@crs.loc.gov
Strategic petroleum reserve
Anthony Andrews
7-6843
aandrews@crs.loc.gov
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Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Energy conservation
Fred Sissine
7-7039
fsissine@crs.loc.gov
Budget data
Carol Glover
7-7353
cglover@crs.loc.gov
Table 6. Financial Services and General Provisions Government-Wide
Appropriations
Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Coordinator Garrett
Hatch
7-7822
ghatch@crs.loc.gov
Department of the Treasury
Gary Guenther
7-7742
gguenther@crs.loc.gov
Executive Office of the President
Barbara L. Schwemle
7-8655
bschwemle@crs.loc.gov
Judiciary
Ida A. Brudnick
7-6460
ibrudnick@crs.loc.gov
District of Columbia
Eugene Boyd
7-8689
eboyd@crs.loc.gov
Election Assistance Commission
Kevin Coleman
7-7878
kcoleman@crs.loc.gov
E-Government Fund in GSA
Wendy Ginsberg
7-3933
wginsberg@crs.loc.gov
Executive Office of the President
Barbara Schwemle
7-8655
bschwemle@crs.loc.gov
Federal Communications Commission
Patty Figliola
7-2508
pfigliola@crs.loc.gov
Federal Deposit Insurance
Darryl Getter
7-2834
dgetter@crs.loc.gov
Corporation: OIG
Federal Election Commission
R. Sam Garrett
7-6443
rgarrett@crs.loc.gov
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Gerald Mayer
7-7815
gmayer@crs.loc.gov
Federal Trade Commission
Gary Guenther
7-7742
gguenther@crs.loc.gov
General Services Administration
Garrett Hatch
7-7822
ghatch@crs.loc.gov
Merit Systems Protection Board
Barbara Schwemle
7-8655
bschwemle@crs.loc.gov
National Archives and Records
Wendy Ginsberg
7-3933
wginsberg@crs.loc.gov
Administration
National Credit Union Administration
Darryl Getter
7-2834
dgetter@crs.loc.gov
Office of Personnel Management
Barbara Schwemle
7-8655
bschwemle@crs.loc.gov
Office of Special Counsel
Barbara Schwemle
7-8655
bschwemle@crs.loc.gov
Securities and Exchange Commission
Gary Shorter
7-7772
gshorter@crs.loc.gov
Selective Service System
David Burrelli
7-8033
dburrelli@crs.loc.gov
Smal Business Administration
Robert Dilger
7-3110
rdilger@crs.loc.gov
U.S. Postal Service
Kevin Kosar
7-3968
kkosar@crs.loc.gov
Government-wide General Provisions
Barbara Schwemle
7-8655
bschwemle@crs.loc.gov
Competitive Sourcing
L. Elaine Halchin
7-0646
ehalchin@crs.loc.gov
Cuba Mark
Sullivan
7-7689
msullivan@crs.loc.gov
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Gary Guenther
7-7742
gguenther@crs.loc.gov
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Table 7. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations
Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Coordinator, Department of
William L. Painter
7-3335
wpainter@crs.loc.gov
Homeland Security, Office of Inspector
General
Federal Law Enforcement Training
William L. Painter
7-3335
wpainter@crs.loc.gov
Center
Border Security Issues, Custom and
Marc R. Rosenblum
7-7360
mrosenblum@crs.loc.gov
Border Protection, Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, US-VISIT
Departmental Management, Personnel
Barbara L. Schwemle
7-8655
bschwemle@crs.loc.gov
Issues
Aviation Security, Transportation
Bart Elias
7-7771
belias@crs.loc.gov
Security Administration
Fire Grants, Fire Administration
Lennard G. Kruger
7-7070
lkruger@crs.loc.gov
Federal Emergency Management
Bruce R. Lindsay
7-3752
blindsay@crs.loc.gov
Administration (FEMA), Disaster Relief
Fund, Declarations
FEMA, Emergency Food and Shelter,
Francis X. McCarthy
7-9533
fmccarthy@crs.loc.gov
Disaster Relief Fund
Office of Health Affairs, Public Health
Sarah A. Lister
7-7320
slister@crs.loc.gov
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Alison Siskin
7-0260
asiskin@crs.loc.gov
National Protection and Programs
John D. Moteff
7-1435
jmoteff@crs.loc.gov
Directorate, Infrastructure Protection
and Information Security Program,
Infrastructure and Cybersecurity
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office,
Daniel Morgan
7-5849
dmorgan@crs.loc.gov
Directorate of Science and
Technology, Research and
Development
FEMA, State and Local Programs
Natalie Keegan
7-9569
nkeegan@crs.loc.gov
Federal Protective Service, Federal
Shawn Reese
7-0635
sreese@crs.loc.gov
Building Security, Secret Service
Analysis and Operations, Domestic
Jerome P. Bjelopera
7-0622
jbjelopera@crs.loc.gov
Intelligence
United States Coast Guard
John Frittelli
7-7033
jfrittelli@crs.loc.gov
Table 8. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations
Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Coordinator
Carol Hardy Vincent
7-8651
chvincent@crs.loc.gov
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of
Cassandria Dortch
7-0376
cdortch@crs.loc.gov
Indian Education
Bureau of Land Management
Carol Hardy Vincent
7-8651
chvincent@crs.loc.gov
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Marc Humphries
7-7264
mhumphries@crs.loc.gov
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Marc Humphries
7-7264
mhumphries@crs.loc.gov
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Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Enforcement
Environmental Protection Agency
Robert Esworthy
7-7236
resworthy@crs.loc.gov
Fish and Wildlife Service
M. Lynne Corn
7-7267
lcorn@crs.loc.gov
Forest Service
Kelsi Bracmort
7-7283
kbracmort@crs.loc.gov
Indian Health Service
Elayne J. Heisler
7-4453
eheisler@crs.loc.gov
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Carol Hardy Vincent
7-8651
chvincent@crs.loc.gov
Office of Insular Affairs
R. Sam Garrett
7-6443
rgarrett@crs.loc.gov
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
Marc Humphries
7-7264
mhumphries@crs.loc.gov
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
David M. Bearden
7-2390
dbearden@crs.loc.gov
National Endowment for the Arts and
Shannon S. Loane
7-6223
sloane@crs.loc.gov
National Endowment for the
Humanities
National Park Service
Carol Hardy Vincent
7-8651
chvincent@crs.loc.gov
Smithsonian Institution
Shannon S. Loane
7-6223
sloane@crs.loc.gov
U.S. Geological Survey
Pervaze A. Sheikh
7-6070
psheikh@crs.loc.gov
Wildland Fire Management
Kelsi Bracmort
7-7283
kbracmort@crs.loc.gov
Table 9. Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Appropriations
Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
L-HHS-ED Appropriations
Karen E. Lynch
7-6899
klynch@crs.loc.gov
Coordinator
Department of Labor (DOL)
DOL Appropriations Coordinator
David H. Bradley
7-7352
dbradley@crs.loc.gov
Job training and employment services
David H. Bradley
7-7352
dbradley@crs.loc.gov
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Scott Szymendera
7-0014
sszymendera@crs.loc.gov
Occupational Safety and Health
Scott Szymendera
7-0014
sszymendera@crs.loc.gov
Administration
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Scott Szymendera
7-0014
sszymendera@crs.loc.gov
Programs
Older Americans Act, employment
Angela Napili
7-0135
anapili@crs.loc.gov
programs
Kirsten J. Colello
7-7839
kcolello@crs.loc.gov
Pension and welfare benefits
John J. Topoleski
7-2290
jtopoleski@crs.loc.gov
Trade adjustment assistance
Benjamin Collins
7-7382
bcollins@crs.loc.gov
Unemployment compensation
Julie M. Whittaker
7-2587
jwhittaker@crs.loc.gov
Katelin P. Isaacs
7-7355
kisaacs@crs.loc.gov
Veterans employment
David H. Bradley
7-7352
dbradley@crs.loc.gov
Christine Scott
7-7366
cscott@crs.loc.gov
Wage and hour standards
Gerald Mayer
7-7815
gmayer@crs.loc.gov
David H. Bradley
7-7352
dbradley@crs.loc.gov
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Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
David H. Bradley
7-7352
dbradley@crs.loc.gov
Adrienne L. Fernandes-
7-9005
afernandes@crs.loc.gov
Alcantara
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
HHS appropriations co-coordinator
Karen E. Lynch
7-6899
klynch@crs.loc.gov
(overall HHS)
HHS appropriations co-coordinator
Pamela W. Smith
7-7048
psmith@crs.loc.gov
(public health agencies)
Abortion, legal issues
Jon O. Shimabukuro
7-7990
jshimabukuro@crs.loc.gov
Abortion procedures
Judith A. Johnson
7-7077
jajohnson@crs.loc.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Amanda K. Sarata
7-7641
asarata@crs.loc.gov
Quality (AHRQ)
AIDS, Ryan White programs
Judith A. Johnson
7-7077
jajohnson@crs.loc.gov
Bioterrorism, HHS funding
Sarah A. Lister
7-7320
slister@crs.loc.gov
Cancer research
Judith A. Johnson
7-7077
jajohnson@crs.loc.gov
Centers for Disease Control and
Sarah A. Lister
7-7320
slister@crs.loc.gov
Prevention (CDC)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Cliff Binder
7-7965
cbinder@crs.loc.gov
Services (CMS)
Barbara English
7-1927
benglish@crs.loc.gov
Chafee Foster Care Independence
Adrienne L. Fernandes-
7-9005 afernandes@crs.loc.gov
Program/ Education and Training
Alcantara
Voucher Program
Child abuse and neglect, child welfare
Emilie Stoltzfus
7-2324
estoltzfus@crs.loc.gov
Child care and development
Karen E. Lynch
7-6899
klynch@crs.loc.gov
Children’s Health Insurance Program
Evelyne P. Baumrucker
7-8913
ebaumrucker@crs.loc.gov
(CHIP; funded in authorizing laws, not
through L-HHS-ED)
Community Services Block Grant
Karen Spar
7-7319
kspar@crs.loc.gov
Developmental Disabilities Act
Umar Moulta-Ali
7-9557
umoultaali@crs.loc.gov
Elder Abuse and Neglect, Elder Justice
Kirsten J. Colel o
7-7839
kcolello@crs.loc.gov
Family Planning, Title X
Angela Napili
7-0135
anapili@crs.loc.gov
Federal health centers
Barbara English
7-1927
benglish@crs.loc.gov
Elayne J. Heisler
7-4453
eheisler@crs.loc.gov
Food and Drug Administration (FDA;
Susan Thaul
7-0562
sthaul@crs.loc.gov
funded through Agriculture
appropriations act, not through L-
HHS-ED)
Foster care and adoption
Emilie Stoltzfus
7-2324
estoltzfus@crs.loc.gov
Global health; international AIDS, TB,
Tiaji Salaam-Blyther
7-7677
tsalaam@crs.loc.gov
and malaria
Head Start
Karen E. Lynch
7-6899
klynch@crs.loc.gov
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Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Health professions/health workforce
Bernice Reyes-Akinbileje
7-2260
breyes@crs.loc.gov
programs
Elayne J. Heisler
7-4453
eheisler@crs.loc.gov
Health Resources and Services
Amalia K. Corby-Edwards
7-0423
acorbyedwards@crs.loc.gov
Administration (HRSA)
Immunization
Sara A. Lister
7-7320
slister@crs.loc.gov
Indian Health Service (IHS; funded
Elayne J. Heisler
7-4453
eheisler@crs.loc.gov
through Interior-Environment
appropriations, not through L-HHS-
ED)
Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Libby Perl
7-7806
eperl@crs.loc.gov
Program (LIHEAP)
Maternal and child health, general
Amalia K. Corby-Edwards
7-0423
acorbyedwards@crs.loc.gov
Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Amalia K. Corby-Edwards
7-0423
acorbyedwards@crs.loc.gov
Medicaid
Elicia J. Herz
7-1377
eherz@crs.loc.gov
Alison Mitchell
7-0152
amitchell@crs.loc.gov
Mentoring programs for vulnerable
Adrienne L. Fernandes-
7-9005 afernandes@crs.loc.gov
youth
Alcantara
Needle exchange, AIDS
Erin Bagalman
7-5345
ebagalman@crs.loc.gov
NIH, health research policy
Pamela W. Smith
7-7048
psmith@crs.loc.gov
Older Americans Act
Angela Napili
7-0135
anapili@crs.loc.gov
Kirsten J. Colello
7-7839
kcolello@crs.loc.gov
Pandemic/seasonal influenza
Sarah A. Lister
7-7320
slister@crs.loc.gov
Public Health Service
Pamela W. Smith
7-7048
psmith@crs.loc.gov
Prevention and Public Health Fund
Sarah A. Lister
7-7320
slister@crs.loc.gov
(funded by the Affordable Care Act,
not through L-HHS-ED)
Randolph-Sheppard Act
Umar Moulta-Ali
7-9557
umoultaali@crs.loc.gov
Refugee resettlement assistance
Andorra Bruno
7-7865
abruno@crs.loc.gov
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
Adrienne L. Fernandes-
7-9005 afernandes@crs.loc.gov
Alcantara
Social Services Block Grant
Karen E. Lynch
7-6899
klynch@crs.loc.gov
Stem cell research, cloning
Judith A. Johnson
7-7077
jajohnson@crs.loc.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
C. Stephen Redhead
7-2261
credhead@crs.loc.gov
Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Erin Bagalman
7-5345
ebagalman@crs.loc.gov
Temporary Assistance for Needy
Gene Falk
7-7344
gfalk@crs.loc.gov
Families
(TANF; funded in authorizing laws, not
through L-HHS-ED)
Department of Education (ED)
ED appropriations coordinator
Gail McCallion
7-7758
gmccallion@crs.loc.gov
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and
Rebecca R. Skinner
7-6600
rskinner@crs.loc.gov
accountability
Adult education and literacy
Benjamin Collins
7-7382
bcollins@crs.loc.gov
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Appropriations: CRS Experts

Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
After-school programs
Gail McCallion
7-7758
gmccallion@crs.loc.gov
Assessment in education
Erin D. Lomax
7-9447
elomax@crs.loc.gov
Career (vocational) and technical
Cassandria Dortch
7-0376
cdortch@crs.loc.gov
education
Charter schools/school choice
Rebecca R. Skinner
7-6600
rskinner@crs.loc.gov
Col ege costs and prices
Shannon Mahan
7-7759
smahan@crs.loc.gov
Education block grants
Rebecca R. Skinner
7-6600
rskinner@crs.loc.gov
Education technology
Erin D. Lomax
7-9447
elomax@crs.loc.gov
Elementary and secondary education
Rebecca R. Skinner
7-6600
rskinner@crs.loc.gov
English language acquisition
Cassandria Dortch
7-0376
cdortch@crs.loc.gov
Rebecca R. Skinner
7-6600
rskinner@crs.loc.gov
Higher education
David P. Smole
7-0624
dsmole@crs.loc.gov
Cassandria Dortch
7-0376
cdortch@crs.loc.gov
Impact aid
Rebecca R. Skinner
7-6600
rskinner@crs.loc.gov
Ann Lordeman
7-2323
alordeman@crs.loc.gov
Indian education
Cassandria Dortch
7-0376
cdortch@crs.loc.gov
International education programs
Jeffrey J. Kuenzi
7-8645
jkuenzi@crs.loc.gov
Legal issues related to education in
Jody Feder
7-8088
jfeder@crs.loc.gov
general
Pel grants
Shannon Mahan
7-7759
smahan@crs.loc.gov
Reading programs
Gail McCallion
7-7758
gmccallion@crs.loc.gov
Rehabilitation Act
Benjamin Collins
7-7382
bcollins@crs.loc.gov
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and
Gail McCallion
7-7758
gmccallion@crs.loc.gov
Communities
Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Jeffrey J. Kuenzi
7-8645
jkuenzi@crs.loc.gov
Mathematics (STEM) Education
Special education, IDEA
Ann Lordeman
7-2323
alordeman@crs.loc.gov
Erin D. Lomax
7-9447
elomax@crs.loc.gov
Special education, IDEA, legal issues
Cynthia Brougher
7-9121
cbrougher@crs.loc.gov
Student financial assistance/need
David P. Smole
7-0624
dsmole@crs.loc.gov
analysis
Shannon Mahan
7-7759
smahan@crs.loc.gov
Student loans
David P. Smole
7-0624
dsmole@crs.loc.gov
Teacher recruitment, preparation, and
Jeffrey J. Kuenzi
7-8645
jkuenzi@crs.loc.gov
training
Title I, Education for the
Rebecca R. Skinner
7-6600
rskinner@crs.loc.gov
Disadvantaged
Vocational rehabilitation
Benjamin Collins
7-7382
bcollins@crs.loc.gov
Related Agencies
Related agencies appropriations
Scott Szymendera
7-0014
sszymendera@crs.loc.gov
coordinator
Corporation for National &
Ann Lordeman
7-2323
alordeman@crs.loc.gov
Community Service (VISTA, Senior
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Appropriations: CRS Experts

Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Corps, AmeriCorps)
Abigail B. Rudman
7-9519
arudman@crs.loc.gov
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Glenn J. McLoughlin
7-7073
gmcloughlin@crs.loc.gov
Institute of Museum and Library
Gail McCallion
7-7758
gmccallion@crs.loc.gov
Services
Erin D. Lomax
7-9447
elomax@crs.loc.gov
National Labor Relations Board
Gerald Mayer
7-7815
gmayer@crs.loc.gov
National Labor Relations Board, legal
Jon O. Shimabukuro
7-7990
jshimabukuro@crs.loc.gov
issues
National Mediation Board
Gerald Mayer
7-7815
gmayer@crs.loc.gov
Railroad Retirement Board
Scott Szymendera
7-0014
sszymendera@crs.loc.gov
Social Security Administration (SSA),
Scott Szymendera
7-0014
sszymendera@crs.loc.gov
administrative expenses
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Scott Szymendera
7-0014
sszymendera@crs.loc.gov
Table 10. Legislative Branch Appropriations
Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Coordinator
Ida A. Brudnick
7-6460
ibrudnick@crs.loc.gov
Committee funding and staffing
Matthew Glassman
7-3467
mglassman@crs.loc.gov
Franking Matthew
Glassman
7-3467
mglassman@crs.loc.gov
Legislative branch recycling
Jacob Straus
7-6438
jstraus@crs.loc.gov
Government Printing Office
R. Eric Petersen
7-0643
epetersen@crs.loc.gov
Members’ representational al owance
Ida A. Brudnick
7-6460
ibrudnick@crs.loc.gov
Table 11. Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies
Appropriations
Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Coordinator
Daniel H. Else
7-4996
delse@crs.loc.gov
Acquisition Moshe
Schwartz
7-1463
mschwartz@crs.loc.gov
Valerie Bailey Grasso
7-7617
vgrasso@crs.loc.gov
Base closure
Daniel H. Else
7-4996
delse@crs.loc.gov
Defense budget
Amy Belasco
7-7627
abelasco@crs.loc.gov
Pat Towell
7-2122
ptowell@crs.loc.gov
Legal issues
R. Chuck Mason
7-9294
rcmason@crs.loc.gov
Health care; military
Don J. Jansen
7-4769
djansen@crs.loc.gov
Homeless veterans
Libby Perl
7-7806
eperl@crs.loc.gov
Military construction
Daniel H. Else
7-4996
delse@crs.loc.gov
Military installations
Daniel H. Else
7-4996
delse@crs.loc.gov
Military personnel
David F. Burrelli
7-8033
dburrelli@crs.loc.gov
Military personnel; Reserves
Lawrence Kapp
7-7609
lkapp@crs.loc.gov
Related agencies
Christine Scott
7-7366
cscott@crs.loc.gov
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Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Veterans Affairs
Christine Scott
7-7366
cscott@crs.loc.gov
Veterans Affairs; Healthcare
Sidath Viranga Panangala
7-0623
spanangala@crs.loc.gov
Veterans education benefits
Cassandra Dortch
7-0376
cdortch@crs.loc.gov
Veterans housing benefits
Libby Perl
7-7806
eperl@crs.loc.gov
Table 12. Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations
Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
General: Foreign Operations Policy
Susan Epstein
7-6678
sepstein@crs.loc.gov
issues/budget (Coordinator)
(Coordinator) Marian
Lawson
7-4475
mlawson@crs.loc.gov
(Coordinator) Alex
Tiersky
7-7367
atiersky@crs.loc.gov
General: State Department and
Susan Epstein
7-6678
sepstein@crs.loc.gov
Foreign Service issues/budget
Afghanistan assistance
Rhoda Margesson
7-0425
rmargesson@crs.loc.gov
Curt Tarnoff
7-7656
ctarnoff@crs.loc.gov
Africa assistance
Alexis Arieff
7-2459
aarieff@crs.loc.gov
Agency for International Development
Susan Epstein
7-6678
sepstein@crs.loc.gov
Marian Lawson
7-4475
mlawson@crs.loc.gov
Curt Tarnoff
7-7656
ctarnoff@crs.loc.gov
Asia assistance
Thomas Lum
7-7616
tlum@crs.loc.gov
Broadcasting, International
Matthew Weed
7-4589
mweed@crs.loc.gov
Central Asia assistance
Jim Nichol
7-2289
jnichol@crs.loc.gov
Civilian Stabilization/Civilian Response
Nina Serafino
7-7667
nserafino@crs.loc.gov
Corps
Debt relief
Marty Weiss
7-5407
mweiss@crs.loc.gov
Development assistance (bilateral)
Susan Epstein
7-6678
sepstein@crs.loc.gov
Curt Tarnoff
7-7656
ctarnoff@crs.loc.gov
Marian Lawson
7-4475
mlawson@crs.loc.gov
Disaster/Humanitarian aid/refugees
Rhoda Margesson
7-0425
rmargesson@crs.loc.gov
DOD and Foreign assistance
Nina Serafino
7-7667
nserafino@crs.loc.gov
Export-import bank
James Jackson
7-7751
j ackson@crs.loc.gov
Family planning programs
Luisa Blanchfield
7-0856
lblanchfield@crs.loc.gov
Marian Lawson
7-4475
mlawson@crs.loc.gov
Foreign aid reform
Susan Epstein
7-6678
sepstein@crs.loc.gov
Foreign aid reform—USAID
Curt Tarnoff
7-7656
ctarnoff@crs.loc.gov
operations
Health programs, including HIV/AIDS,
Tiaji Salaam
7-7677
tsalaam@crs.loc.gov
Malaria, Tuberculosis, Child and
Marian Lawson
7-4475
mlawson@crs.loc.gov
Maternal
International Affairs budget
Susan Epstein
7-6678
sepstein@crs.loc.gov
International crime & narcotics
Liana Wyler
7-6177
lwyler@crs.loc.gov
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Appropriations: CRS Experts

Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
International organizations/UN funding
Marjorie Browne
7-7695
mbrowne@crs.loc.gov
Iraq Reconstruction
Curt Tarnoff
7-7656
ctarnoff@crs.loc.gov
Latin America assistance
Mark Sullivan
7-7689
msullivan@crs.loc.gov
Microenterprise Curt
Tarnoff
7-7656
ctarnoff@crs.loc.gov
Middle East assistance
Jeremy Sharp
7-8687
jsharp@crs.loc.gov
Military assistance
Richard Grimmett
7-7675
rgrimmett@crs.loc.gov
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Curt Tarnoff
7-7656
ctarnoff@crs.loc.gov
Multilateral development banks
Marty Weiss
7-5407
mweiss@crs.loc.gov
Overseas Private Investment
James Jackson
7-7751
j ackson@crs.loc.gov
Corporation
Pakistan aid
Susan Epstein
7-6678
sepstein@crs.loc.gov
Peace Corps
Curt Tarnoff
7-7656
ctarnoff@crs.loc.gov
Peacekeeping Marjorie
Browne
7-7695
mbrowne@crs.loc.gov
Nina Serafino
7-7667
nserafino@crs.loc.gov
Public diplomacy
Matt Weed
7-4589
mweed@crs.loc.gov
Refugee aid
Rhoda Margesson
7-0452
rmargesson@crs.loc.gov
Russia/East Europe assistance
Curt Tarnoff
7-7656
ctarnoff@crs.loc.gov
Terrorism John
Rollins
7-5529
jrollins@crs.loc.gov
U.S. Institute of Peace
Matt Weed
7-4589
mweed@crs.loc.gov
U.S. contributions to U.N. agencies
Marjorie Browne
7-7695
mbrowne@crs.loc.gov
Table 13. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations
Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Coordinator
David Randal Peterman
7-3267
dpeterman@crs.loc.gov
Coordinator Maggie
McCarty
7-2163
mmccarty@crs.loc.gov
Department of Transportation
Transportation Budget/Data
David Randal Peterman
7-3267
dpeterman@crs.loc.gov
Coordinator, Amtrak, Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Surface Transportation Safety, Surface
Transportation Security
Aviation Safety, Aviation Security,
Bart Elias
7-7771
belias@crs.loc.gov
Federal Aviation Administration
Airport Improvement Program,
John W. Fischer
7-7766
jfischer@crs.loc.gov
Transportation Finance,
Transportation Infrastructure Policy,
Transportation Trust Funds
Airport Improvement Program,
Robert S. Kirk
7-7769
rkirk@crs.loc.gov
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Railroad Administration,
John Frittelli
7-7033
jfrittelli@crs.loc.gov
Freight Transportation, Maritime
Administration, Surface Transportation
Board
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Appropriations: CRS Experts

Area of Expertise
Name
Phone
E-mail
Federal Transit Administration, Surface William J. Mallett
7-2218
wmallett@crs.loc.gov
Transportation Policy, Transit Policy
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Low-income housing programs and
Maggie McCarty
7-2163
mmccarty@crs.loc.gov
issues and general HUD: Section 8,
Public Housing, HOPE VI, HOME
Home Investment Partnerships
Katie Jones
7-4162
kmjones@crs.loc.gov
Program, Housing Trust Fund, Housing
Counseling
Community development programs
Eugene Boyd
7-8689
eboyd@crs.loc.gov
and issues: Community Development
Block Grants (CDBG), EZ/EC,
Brownfields redevelopment
Homeownership and other housing
Bruce E. Foote
7-7805
bfoote@crs.loc.gov
issues: FHA, Rural, Indian housing, Fair
Housing
Housing programs and issues for
Libby Perl
7-7806
eperl@crs.loc.gov
special populations: Elderly (202),
Disabled (811), Homeless, AIDS
housing
Related Agencies
Federal Maritime Commission
John Frittelli
7-7033
jfrittelli@crs.loc.gov
National Transportation Safety Board
Bart Elias
7-7771
belias@crs.loc.gov
Neighborhood Reinvestment
Eugene Boyd
7-8689
eboyd@crs.loc.gov
Corporation
United States Access Board
Alison M. Smith
7-6054
amsmith@crs.loc.gov
United States Interagency Council on
Libby Perl
7-7806
eperl@crs.loc.gov
Homelessness


Author Contact Information

Jennifer E. Lake
Justin Murray
Section Research Manager
Information Research Specialist
jlake@crs.loc.gov, 7-0620
jmurray@crs.loc.gov, 7-4092


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