To ensure that enough healthy people entered insurance markets, the law included mandates to encourage broader coverage.
Mr. Obama has voted for various bills to finance troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, including a bill that President Bush vetoed in 2007 because it included mandates to withdraw troops from Iraq.
The devil's-bargain Budget Control Act passed in August included mandated cuts in many areas.
Other proposals have included mandates to increase drilling and mining on public lands, sell off millions of acres or roll back environmental protections for areas that include pristine watersheds, incredible fish and wildlife populations and unspoiled backcountry.
Participants were asked to clarify their definition of implementation, and describe how their organization currently implemented guidelines including mandate and resources.
UWC sanctions can include mandated training, reprimand, probation, suspension, and termination/expulsion.
The Bronx borough president, Fernando Ferrer, released a nine-point plan for increasing gun safety, including mandating more gun safety locks.
They said the country is now confronting the problem of overfishing, including mandating no-fishing periods in large areas.
Federal officials have used a variety of tools over the years to promote ethanol, including mandated production goals.
The Massachusetts plan shares several similarities with the new national health care overhaul, including mandates that people buy insurance.
The report made a number of recommendations to buyers, insurers and governments, including mandated disclosure of all available hazard mapping.
