The spokesman, John Feehery, said that while some Democrats and civil liberties groups had criticized law-enforcement provisions inserted into the House bill, all of the provisions would "make the country safer."

The White House has criticized several provisions in earlier versions of the legislation, and some, but not all, have been modified.

Mr. Edelman's letter also criticized provisions in the company's agreement with Morgan Stanley that essentially sweetened the company's contracts with certain employees.

Joseph A. Grundest, a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has sharply criticized provisions of a House deficit-reduction bill that are aimed at slowing corporate takeover activity.

Many commenters criticized specific provisions of the proposed financial expert definition as being too narrow.

Many officials, including Gov. Michael S. Dukakis, have criticized provisions exempting Boston University from open-meeting laws.

An Incomplete Accord Many also criticized several provisions of the agreement hammered out at the Sarajevo airport.

Two Democratic members of the Health Committee, Paul J. Feiner and Patricia V. Hotchkiss, have published a minority report that criticizes several provisions of the bill.

Liberals criticized the points-based system and provisions limiting family reunification visas available to only nuclear family members of US citizens as unfair.

But some civic and religious leaders criticized provisions against begging, sleeping and storing belongings, calling them a mean-spirited attempt to exclude the homeless from the parks.