The association adopted mandatory guidelines for its nearly 5,000 members more than a year ago.

Since the first sentence, a defense appeal succeeded on a technicality and the Supreme Court did away with mandatory guidelines.

Congress should enact mandatory minimum federal guidelines for elections and voting machines.

Now there's another reason: a new Federal law that requires all states to have mandatory guidelines in place by October 1989.

One reason for this increase is the changes in mandatory guidelines and sentencing.

But they cautioned that the bishops' conference could not make guidelines mandatory, because each bishop was in charge of administering his own diocese.

The 1994 crime bill incorporated his view by permitting departures from the mandatory guidelines.

A17 Experts opposed mandatory guidelines on scientific integrity.

Previous standards for school meals were abolished in 1980 and there are now no mandatory guidelines.

"The mandatory guidelines that will go into effect in November 1989 are going to be a big deal," said Mr. Stanton.