Nonetheless, with allies in both parties in Congress, Mr. Skinner helped in 1990 to win enactment of what has been called the most important aviation legislation since deregulation.

But Republicans said the intent was to streamline efforts to win enactment of policies that have largely been set already.

But to win enactment, decentralization had to compete with other interests, most notably the power of the teachers' union.

He won enactment of the "Power for Jobs" program.

Last summer, we won enactment of economic sanctions against the Mengistu regime.

He won enactment of a diluted but significant electoral reform law.

But an internal White House draft, disclosed on Friday, identifies several such organizations that administration officials think can help them win enactment of the initiative.

Tough Task for Bush But Mr. Bush has the more difficult task of swaying enough dissident Republicans to win enactment of the plan.

In 1986, as chairman of the Armed Services Committee, he won enactment of a bill intended to diminish interservice rivalries.