In a letter to Senator Tom Harken, ASSE and AIHA requested a Government Accountability Office study be conducted to determine whether NIOSH should remain with CDC and where NIOSH could possibly relocate. The letter cites lack of appropriate resources for NIOSH under CDC, and ASSE reports that it and other stakeholders have repeatedly opposed CDC's efforts to eliminate funding for areas that would affect numerous SH&E professionals.
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