1.   Frist contends that states could continue to oversee HMOs, if their protections are certified by the federal government.

2.   Language was deleted that would allow the United States to resume testing if the government certified that another nation had resumed testing.

3.   Under the Senate bill, the federal government would certify and regulate such purchasing cooperatives only if states failed to do so.

4.   Current surveillance law requires the government to certify that its sole or primary purpose is to obtain foreign intelligence information.

5.   The government recently certified that the company met international quality standards, the report said.

6.   The U.S. government currently certifies every six months whether key nations are cooperating in the fight against drugs.

7.   The sanctions would remain in force until the US government can certify that the SLORC has handed over power to an elected government.