A bill to provide for the adjustment of geographic boundaries of standard metropolitan statistical areas for the purpose of Federal assistance programs.

Permits the head of a Federal agency administering any Federal assistance program under which assistance is apportioned on the basis of a standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) to modify the geographic boundaries of such area in order to include within the area only (but all) areas which are essentially metropolitan upon request of the Governor of the State in which such area is located.