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Office of Congressional Affairs
Director: Rebecca Schmidt
Associate Director: Amy Powell
Responsible for ensuring that the NRC meets its statutory responsibility
to keep the appropriate congressional committees fully and currently informed
with respect to the agency's activities. Provides advice and assistance
to the Chairman, Commission, and NRC staff on all NRC relations with Congress
and views of Congress toward NRC policies, plans, and activities; maintains
liaison with congressional committees and members of Congress on matters
of interest to NRC; serves as primary contact point for all NRC communications
with Congress, reviewing and concurring in all outgoing correspondence
to members of Congress; coordinates NRC internal activities with Congress;
plans and develops NRC's legislative program to implement Commission policy
objectives; and monitors legislative proposals, bills, and hearings.
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