The bill would turn the money left in the program over to the states, with no Federal mandates as to who gets what.

On the one hand, the industry said the new federal mandates would lead to large increases in insurance costs.

The bill makes available $3.5 billion in grants over five years for states to meet these federal mandates.

"The federal mandate will boost that figure to almost 5 percent by 2012."

It is a discipline born, in large part, from a federal mandate.

There is also a Federal mandate for the industry to develop foods with less fat.

These issues are best dealt with within the mandate of other agencies - federal and state.

There was also disagreement as to whether federal mandates could be constitutional.

A far better bill establishing clear federal mandates for national elections may soon reach the Senate floor.

Design and construction of flood protection systems through various federal mandates.