The following table provides the 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 |
Bruce R. Lindsay |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Jared T. Brown |
[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) |
Jared T. Brown |
[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 |
Isabel Rosa |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) |
Linda Luther |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
National Flood Insurance Act |
Diane P. Horn |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Jared T. Brown |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Oil Pollution Act of 1990 |
Jonathan L. Ramseur |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Posse Comitatus Act |
Jennifer K. Elsea |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Public Health Service Act, other public health authorities |
Sarah A. Lister |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Debris Removal and Disposal |
Jared T. Brown |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Linda Luther |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Debris removal—marine |
Eva Lipiec |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Federal Disaster Response |
Jared T. Brown |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Bruce R. Lindsay |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Public Facility Restoration |
Jared T. Brown |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Public Health |
Sarah Lister |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Temporary Housing and Rental Assistance |
Shawn Reese |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Communications |
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First Responder |
Jill C. Gallagher |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Social Media |
Bruce R. Lindsay |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Warning Systems |
Peter Folger |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Environmental Consequences |
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Agriculture |
Megan Stubbs |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Drinking Water Quality |
Mary Tiemann |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Ecosystems |
Pervaze A. Sheikh |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Eva Lipiec |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Environmental Review/NEPA |
Linda Luther |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Fisheries |
Harold F. Upton |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Wildlife |
R. Eliot Crafton |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Infrastructure |
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Electric Power |
Richard Campbell |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Corrie A. Clark |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Fuel Supply Interruptions |
Paul Parfomak |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Robert Pirog |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Ports and Railroads |
John Frittelli |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Earthquakes and Transportation Infrastructure |
William Mallett |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Highways and Transit |
Robert S. Kirk |
[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 |
Diane P. Horn |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Levee Certification |
Diane P. Horn |
[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) |
Julie M. Whittaker |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Emergency Response |
David M. Bearden |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) |
Jared T. Brown |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Diane P. Horn |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Individual and Household Program (IHP)—Housing/Other Needs Assistance |
Shawn Reese |
[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 |
Megan Stubbs |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Bureau of Reclamation Assistance |
Charles V. Stern |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-DR) |
Eugene Boyd |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Diane P. Horn |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Department of Defense and National Guard Support |
Lawrence Kapp |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Federal Highway and Transit |
Robert S. Kirk |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
International Response to Domestic U.S. Disasters |
Rhoda Margesson |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Liability for Damages |
Cynthia Brown |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
National Marine Fisheries Service |
Harold F. Upton |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development |
Tadlock Cowan |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Small Business Administration (SBA) |
Bruce R. Lindsay |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Nicole T. Carter |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Programs |
Megan Stubbs |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
U.S. Department of Agriculture Disaster Assistance |
Megan Stubbs |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) |
William L. Painter |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) |
Diane P. Horn |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Jared T. Brown |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Crop Insurance |
Isabel Rosa |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Tax Relief |
Molly F. Sherlock |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Edward C. Liu |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Catastrophic Risk Financing |
Diane P. Horn |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
National Strategies and Policies |
Jared T. Brown |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Bruce R. Lindsay |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Preparedness Grant Programs |
Shawn Reese |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) |
Jared T. Brown |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Diane P. Horn |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Climate Variability |
Jane Leggett |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Drought |
Peter Folger |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Earthquakes |
Peter Folger |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Flooding and Erosion |
Nicole T. Carter |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Eva Lipiec |
[phone number scrubbed] |
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Peter Folger |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
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Hurricane |
Peter Folger |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Satellite Technology and Observations |
Peter Folger |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Tornadoes |
Peter Folger |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |
Wildfires |
Katie Hoover |
[phone number scrubbed] |
[email address scrubbed] |