News From Fed-OSHA – Clinton Includes 11 Percent OSHA Increase – in Proposed 2001 Budget

The Clinton administration has asked Congress to boost Fed-OSHA's budget for fiscal year 2001 by $44.4 million, an 11-percent increase. The OSHA budget would be $426 million, up from $381.6 in 2000.The increase will "enable OSHA to achieve better balance" between its outreach and compliance activities, according to Assistant Secretary of Labor Charles Jeffress.Under the OSHA budget, the agency would receive $67.1 million - a 23.9-percent increase - for outreach activities such as co