Full Committee Hearing
FSGG Hearing: Federal Disaster Assistance Budgeting: Are We Weather-Ready?
Agenda
Agenda: “Federal Disaster Assistance Budgeting: Are We Weather-Ready?”
The hearing will examine the role of the Federal Government in mitigating the economic impact of severe weather events through long-term budgetary planning.
Witnesses:
The Honorable Kathryn D. Sullivan, Ph.D.
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States Department of Commerce
James Rivera
Deputy Associate Administrator
Office of Disaster Assistance
U.S. Small Business Administration
David C. Trimble
Director, Natural Resources and Environment
United States Government Accountability Office
Donald J. Wuebbles
The Harry E. Preble Professor of Atmospheric Sciences
University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois
Franklin W. Nutter
President
Reinsurance Association of America