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HR 3590 EAS/PP
``(i) I
N GENERAL
.--Subject to clause
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(ii) and subparagraphs (C) and (D), the
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service area for an MA local plan in an
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urban area shall be the Core Based Statis-
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tical Area (in this paragraph referred to as
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a `CBSA') or, if applicable, a conceptually
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similar alternative classification, as defined
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by the Director of the Office of Management
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and Budget.
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``(ii) CBSA
COVERING MORE THAN ONE
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STATE
.--In the case of a CBSA (or alter-
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native classification) that covers more than
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one State, the Secretary shall divide the
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CBSA (or alternative classification) into
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separate service areas with respect to each
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State covered by the CBSA (or alternative
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classification).
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``(B) R
URAL AREAS
.--Subject to subpara-
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graphs (C) and (D), the service area for an MA
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local plan in a rural area shall be a county that
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does not qualify for inclusion in a CBSA (or al-
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ternative classification), as defined by the Direc-
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tor of the Office of Management and Budget.
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``(C) R
EFINEMENTS TO SERVICE AREAS
.--
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For 2015 and succeeding years, in order to re-
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