Non-propagation of core-based statistical area delineations
31 U.S.C. § 6309
in effect(a) In General.—Beginning on the date of enactment of the MAPS Act of 2021, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any change to the standards of core-based statistical area delineations pursuant to section 3504(e) of title 44—(1) shall not propagate automatically for any non-statistical use by any domestic assistance program, including any such use as required through—(A) statutory reference to any core-based statistical area delineation; or (B) administrative or regulatory reference to any core-based statistical area delineation; and (2) shall propagate for any non-statistical use by any domestic assistance program only—(A) if a relevant agency determines that such a propagation—(i) supports the purposes of the program; and (ii) is in the public interest; and (B) through affirmative adoption through notice-and-comment rulemaking pursuant to section 553 of title 5.
(b) Definitions.—The definitions in section 4 of the MAPS Act of 2021 shall apply to this section.
Source: OLRC USLMURL: https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/95/xml_usc31@119-95.zipFetched: 6/4/2026
