Conference Committee to decide OSHA and NIOSH budgets
In what is becoming a common occurrence, Congress will have to rely on a Conference Committee of the House and Senate to reach agreement on a new budget for occupational health and safety in fiscal year 2002.
The Bush Administration and both Republicans and Democrats had hoped to conclude the 2002 fiscal year appropriations process many weeks ago. However, September 11 threw everything off and debate is still taking place. An originally scheduled end of the first session of the 107th Congress was scheduled for early October. The new date has not yet been decided.