,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjeg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ae1     
#bjba,mr4 ,thune 7for himself and ,mr4  
,kelly7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
appropriately limit the size of the     
population required for urban areas of  
metropolitan statistical areas4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,metropolitan ,statistical ,area    
,preservation ,act4  #b4 ,population of 
urban areas ,section #cejd of title #dd1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  7l7   
,in implementing subsection 7e77#c71 the
 ,director-- 7#a7 shall not establish1  
for purposes of designating areas as    
metropolitan statistical areas1 or any  
successor thereto1 a minimum population 
for the urban area of such a            
metropolitan statistical area that is   
more than #ej1jjj2 and  7#b7 may1 only  

for statistical purposes1 and in        
addition to the minimum population for  
urban areas described in paragraph 7#a71
 establish other statistical area       
designations with minimum population    
requirements for urban areas that are   
higher than the minimum population for  
an urban area described in paragraph    
7#a74  4