Suggest adding a line to the end of the intro paragraph following the title that restates the first bullet so it is more prominent.
Current:
Each metadata element declaration may be applied to a set of elements. Any element to which a metadata element may be validly applied is called an applicable element for the metadata element.
Suggest appending something like:
A metadata element that does not explicitly specify applicability information may be applied to any NIEM-conformant element.
Rule 10-42. Metadata element has applicable elements
Suggest adding a line to the end of the intro paragraph following the title that restates the first bullet so it is more prominent.
Current:
Suggest appending something like: