Sec. 7. INDEPENDENCE, INTEGRITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF CORE-BASED STATISTICAL AREA DELINEATIONS

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## SEC. 7 INDEPENDENCE, INTEGRITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF CORE-BASED STATISTICAL AREA DELINEATIONS Section 3504(e) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by— ####

(1)in paragraph (8)(B)(ii), by striking “and” at the end; ####

(2)in paragraph (9)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and ####

(3)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(10) > > ensure that any change to the standards of core-based statistical area (as defined in section 4 of the MAPS Act of 2021) delineations pursuant to this subsection shall— > > > ##### “(A) > > be accompanied by a public report that explains— > > > ###### “(i) > > the scientific basis, criteria, and methodology for such change to existing standards, including clear quantitative thresholds for determining any future statistical re-delineations; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the opinions of domestic and international experts in statistics and demographics, including government experts at the Bureau of the Census and other relevant agencies, who were consulted regarding such change to existing standards; > > > ##### “(B) > > not be influenced by any non-statistical considerations such as impact on program administration or service delivery; and > > > ##### “(C) > > not propagate automatically for any non-statistical use by any domestic assistance program (as defined in section 4 of the MAPS Act of 2021).” > .