Summary

Changes how the federal law defines very small local governments for a population-based adjustment by reducing the numeric population cutoffs and altering rounding rules and a related table. The result is that fewer counties or other local governments will meet the "low-population" classification used in that statute, which can change how certain federal payments are calculated for those places.

• Changes the population thresholds that define "low-population" local governments from 5,000/4,999 to 500/499 in 31 U.S.C. § 6903(c).
• Alters rounding language to exclude the first population value from the rounding rule, affecting how population bands are determined.
• Replaces the statute's existing table with a new table (contents not shown in provided text).
• Likely reduces the number of counties and local governments that qualify for the statute's low-population adjustment.
• Impacts federal payment calculations or formulas that rely on the statutory definition and table.
• Does not itself appropriate funds or create a new program; it is a technical amendment to eligibility/definition rules.
• Implementation requires administrative updates by agencies that apply 31 U.S.C. § 6903(c).
• No effective date is specified in the provided text; practical timing depends on enactment and agency implementation.