,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aida  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bg1 #bjba,mr4    
,pet]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,portman7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,director ( ! 
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget to /&>dize
 ! use ( core-bas$ /ati/ical area       
designations across ,f$]al programs1 to 
all[ betwe5 #abj & #ahj days = public   
comm5t on any propos$ *ange to su*      
designations1 & to report on ! sci5tific
 basis & e/imat$ impact to ,f$]al       
programs = any propos$ *ange to su*     
designations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,metropolitan ,areas ,protection &      
,/&>dization ,act ( #bjba or ! ,,maps   
,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,requirem5ts =       
modification ( ,,cbsa /&>ds  7a7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,core-bas$ /ati/ical area ,! t]m        
core-bas$ /ati/ical area has ! mean+    

giv5 ! t]m by ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &   
,budget 9 ! ,notice ( ,decision entitl$ 
#bjaj ,/&>ds = ,del9eat+ ,metropolitan &
 ,micropolitan ,/ati/ical ,areas1       
publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] on ,june #bh1
 #bjaj 7#ge ,f$4 ,reg4 #cgbdf71 or any  
successor to t ,notice4  7#b7 ,director 
,! t]m ,director means ! ,director ( !  
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget4  7b7     
,requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,be=e !     
,director recomm5ds1 adopts1 or         
implem5ts any *ange to ! /&>ds = a      
core-bas$ /ati/ical area1 ! ,director   
%all-- 7,a7 require ! complete report+ (
 ! use ( core-bas$ /ati/ical area       
designations z /&>diz$ by ! ,(fice (    
,managem5t & ,budget 9 accordance ) !   
am5dm5ts made by subsections 7c7 & 7d72 
7,b7 all[ = public comm5t on any propos$
 *ange to ! /&>ds = a core-bas$         
/ati/ical area = a p]iod ( n less ?an   
#abj days & n m ?an #ahj days2 &  7,c7  
submit a public report1 produc$ 9       
accordance ) p>agraph 7#b71 to !        
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       

,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives on-- 7i7 !      
sci5tific basis1 crit]ia1 & me?odology =
 any su* *ange to exi/+ /&>ds1 includ+  
cle> quantitative ?re%olds = det]m9+ any
 future /ati/ical r$esignations2 &  7ii7
 ! complete li/ ( ,f$]al programs t w\ld
 be impact$ by any su* *ange to exi/+   
/&>ds1 includ+ ! e/imat$ impact on a    
c\nty level to ,f$]al s]vices1          
opportunities1 & fund+ ( ^! programs1   
:i* %all be made available 9 a se>*able 
=mat & consi/5t ) ! report+ describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,requir$        
consultation ,! ,director %all-- 7,a7 = 
purpose ( report+ ! in=mation describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a77;,c77i71 consult )       
dome/ic & int]national exp]ts 9 /ati/ics
 & demographics1 includ+ gov]nm5t exp]ts
 at ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus & o!r relevant 
ag5cies1 to assess & ju/ify :at         
sci5tific basis1 crit]ia1 & me?odology  
%\ld det]m9e a region's descriptive     
/atus z metropolitan or nonmetropolitan1

 includ+ any o!r necess>y categories2 & 
7,b7 = purpose ( report+ ! in=mation    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,c77ii71      
consult ) program /aff & o!r relevant   
entities1 su* z repres5tatives f ,/ate1 
local1 & tribal gov]nm5ts1 z well z     
repres5tatives f ! bus9ess community4   
7c7 ,ag5cy use ( /ati/ical /&>ds        
,section #cejd7;e7 ( title #dd1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph
 7#h77;,b77ii71 by /rik+ & at ! end2    
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#i77;,b71 by /rik+ !   
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#aj7          
collaborate ) ,f$]al ag5cies to /udy &  
disclose any impact to ,f$]al programs  
bas$ on implem5tation ( p>agraph 7#c71  
includ+ ag5cies t use /ati/ical /&>ds = 
bo? /ati/ical & non-/ati/ical purposes4 
4  7d7 ,/&>dization  7#a7 ,program      
in=mation requirem5ts ,section          
#fajb7;a77#b7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+   
subp>agraph 7,g7 & subp>agraph 7,h72    
7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,f71 by /rik+ & at !

 end2 &  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph
 7,f7 ! foll[+3  7,g7 use ( core-bas$   
/ati/ical area designations 7z *os5 f a 
/&>diz$ li/ det]m9$ by ! ,(fice (       
,managem5t & ,budget71 = purposes       
includ+ prime recipi5t eligibility =1 & 
di/ribution (1 ! fund+2 &  4  7#b7      
,f$]al ,fund+ ,acc\ntability &          
,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjjf ,! ,f$]al      
,fund+ ,acc\ntability & ,transp>5cy ,act
 ( #bjjf 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #faja note7 is  
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 section #b7;b77#a7-- 7i7 
by r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,g7 z        
subp>agraph 7,h72  7ii7 9 subp>agraph   
7,f77ii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end &   
ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7iii7 by ins]t+  
aft] subp>agraph 7,f7 ! foll[+3  7,g7   
use ( core-bas$ /ati/ical area          
designations 7z *os5 f a /&>diz$ li/    
det]m9$ by ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &      
,budget71 = purposes includ+ prime      
recipi5t & subrecipi5t eligibility =1 & 
di/ribution (1 ! fund+2 &  2 &  7,b7 9  
section #c7;b7-- 7i7 9 p>agraph         
7#c77;,b71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7ii7 9 

p>agraph 7#d77;,b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at 
! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7iii7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 = ea* program     
activity1 ! use ( core-bas$ /ati/ical   
area designations 7z *os5 f a /&>diz$   
li/ det]m9$ by ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &  
,budget71 = purposes includ+ prime      
recipi5t & subrecipi5t eligibility =1 & 
di/ribution (1 ! fund+4  4