The following table provides access to names and contact information for CRS experts on policy and legal issues relating to natural disasters and hazards in the United States. Policy areas identified include federal authorities related to natural disasters, specific consequences, federal disaster assistance, funding and financing, preparedness, and science.
Legislative Issues |
Name/Title |
Phone |
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Stafford Act Declarations |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) |
David M. Bearden |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) |
David M. Bearden |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Federal Crop Insurance Act |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
National Flood Insurance Act |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Oil Pollution Act of 1990 |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Posse Comitatus Act |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Public Health Service Act, other public health authorities |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Debris Removal and Disposal |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Federal Disaster Response |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Public Facility Restoration |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Public Health |
Sarah Lister |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Temporary Housing and Rental Assistance |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Communications |
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First Responder |
Lennard Kruger |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Social Media |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Warning Systems |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Environmental Consequences |
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Agriculture |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Drinking Water Quality |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Ecosystems |
Pervaze A. Sheikh |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Environmental Review/NEPA |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Fisheries |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Wildlife |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Infrastructure |
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Electric Power |
Richard Campbell |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Fuel Supply Interruptions |
Paul Parfomak |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Ports and Railroads |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Earthquakes and Transportation Infrastructure |
William Mallett |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Highways and Transit |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Flood Control Systems |
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Flood Control, Dams and Levees—Legal Issues |
Cynthia Brown |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Floodplain Mapping |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Levee Certification |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Levees, Dams, and Shore Protection |
Nicole T. Carter |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Stafford Act Assistance |
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Community Disaster Loan Program (CDL) |
Jared Brown |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Crisis Counseling |
Sarah Lister |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Emergency Response |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) |
Jared T. Brown |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Individual and Household Program (IHP)—Housing/Other Needs Assistance |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Public Assistance (PA) |
Jared T. Brown |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Non-Stafford Act Assistance |
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Land Rehabilitation |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Bureau of Reclamation Assistance |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-DR) |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Department of Defense and National Guard Support |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Federal Highway and Transit |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
International Response to Domestic U.S. Disasters |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Liability for Damages |
Cynthia Brown |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
National Marine Fisheries Service |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Small Business Administration (SBA) |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Programs |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
U.S. Department of Agriculture Disaster Assistance |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) |
William L. Painter |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Crop Insurance |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Tax Relief |
Erika Lunder |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Catastrophic Risk Financing |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
National Strategies and Policies |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Preparedness Grant Programs |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Climate Variability |
Jane Leggett |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Drought |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Earthquakes |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Flooding |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Hurricane |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Satellite Technology and Observations |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Tornadoes |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Wildfires |
[author name scrubbed] |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |