PolicyEngine · MaxGhenis · Jun 30, 2026 · Jun 30, 2026
diff --git a/....d/certify-us-populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z.changed.md b/....d/certify-us-populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z.changed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Certify the US populace data release `populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z` (populace_us_2024, policyengine-us 1.729.0) into the PolicyEngine bundle manifest.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ graph = [
 ]
 models = [
     "policyengine-core==3.28.0",
-    "policyengine-us==1.745.0",
+    "policyengine-us==1.729.0",
     "policyengine-uk==2.89.2",
 ]
 uk = [
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ uk = [
 ]
 us = [
     "policyengine-core==3.28.0",
-    "policyengine-us==1.745.0",
+    "policyengine-us==1.729.0",
 ]
 dev = [
     "pytest",
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ dev = [
     "mypy>=1.11.0",
     "pytest-cov>=5.0.0",
     "policyengine-core==3.28.0",
-    "policyengine-us==1.745.0",
+    "policyengine-us==1.729.0",
     "policyengine-uk==2.89.2",
 ]
 

diff --git a/src/policyengine/data/bundle/manifest.json b/src/policyengine/data/bundle/manifest.json
@@ -97,91 +97,91 @@
       "version": "populace-uk-2023-dd68c73-4aa4b14-20260619T023711Z"
     },
     "us": {
-      "build_id": "populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z",
+      "build_id": "populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z",
       "bundle_id": "us-4.18.6",
       "certification": {
-        "built_with_model_version": "1.745.0",
+        "built_with_model_version": "1.729.0",
         "certified_by": "policyengine.py bundle certification",
-        "certified_for_model_version": "1.745.0",
+        "certified_for_model_version": "1.729.0",
         "compatibility_basis": "built_with_model_package",
-        "data_build_id": "populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z"
+        "data_build_id": "populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z"
       },
       "certified_data_artifact": {
-        "build_id": "populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z",
+        "build_id": "populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z",
         "data_package": {
           "name": "populace-data",
           "version": "0.1.0"
         },
         "dataset": "populace_us_2024",
-        "sha256": "32fcf6b23e96d27d59cf4eca618bd21bd5a689d6099db6655e9e8d955442b41d",
-        "uri": "hf://policyengine/populace-us/populace_us_2024.h5@populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z"
+        "sha256": "16be6338f9d0b3c339883dae59949e995663b64cf145de6728b3dd0f916c5d5f",
+        "uri": "hf://policyengine/populace-us/populace_us_2024.h5@populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z"
       },
       "country_id": "us",
       "data_package": {
         "name": "populace-data",
-        "release_manifest_path": "releases/populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z/release_manifest.json",
-        "release_manifest_revision": "populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z",
+        "release_manifest_path": "releases/populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z/release_manifest.json",
+        "release_manifest_revision": "populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z",
         "repo_id": "policyengine/populace-us",
         "repo_type": "dataset",
         "version": "0.1.0"
       },
       "data_producer": "populace",
       "datasets": {
         "calibration_diagnostics": {
-          "path": "releases/populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z/calibration_diagnostics.json",
+          "path": "releases/populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z/calibration_diagnostics.json",
           "repo_id": "policyengine/populace-us",
-          "revision": "populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z",
-          "sha256": "19610f0dea6c1b92f2efe9466d06b510be6247e1ab4e536f082a61498b775c7f"
+          "revision": "populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z",
+          "sha256": "448a3c7ff0bda996332764d3c0a831f0e1df05a0eaaff8c2b3d65a40d9383c13"
         },
         "demographics": {
-          "path": "releases/populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z/demographics.json",
+          "path": "releases/populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z/demographics.json",
           "repo_id": "policyengine/populace-us",
-          "revision": "populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z",
-          "sha256": "394fc6c9b22a5aa804b7bd9e12e721065dcc345222fae315b9e6ac240fa21949"
+          "revision": "populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z",
+          "sha256": "eea9b24a198ff654390cf8a14c2dc12eb5b9894d203d0fd9674747bbe3ab7815"
         },
         "populace_us_2024": {
           "path": "populace_us_2024.h5",
           "repo_id": "policyengine/populace-us",
-          "revision": "populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z",
-          "sha256": "32fcf6b23e96d27d59cf4eca618bd21bd5a689d6099db6655e9e8d955442b41d"
+          "revision": "populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z",
+          "sha256": "16be6338f9d0b3c339883dae59949e995663b64cf145de6728b3dd0f916c5d5f"
         },
         "populace_us_2024_calibration": {
           "path": "populace_us_2024_calibration.npz",
           "repo_id": "policyengine/populace-us",
-          "revision": "populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z",
-          "sha256": "bdb1eb728652bc9bea9f2033201e9e241412616ce6e83e5b8c6f7c79d57b7d41"
+          "revision": "populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z",
+          "sha256": "bf79d64a5e18a028ecd1236f393b72fea26b32411b2e41c0a0e68e48e556adbb"
         },
         "reform_validation": {
-          "path": "releases/populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z/reform_validation.json",
+          "path": "releases/populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z/reform_validation.json",
           "repo_id": "policyengine/populace-us",
-          "revision": "populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z",
-          "sha256": "f6360c3668f38dd9c3bfe600170fdaf1a9a631a0c2accc5ecab03adb7ddfd8d6"
+          "revision": "populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z",
+          "sha256": "c577e0b1419f9c12de0cad7a4b3bf32507e718f5ea9d79bc3a32d0c48160cc89"
         },
         "us_source_coverage": {
-          "path": "releases/populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z/us_source_coverage.json",
+          "path": "releases/populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z/us_source_coverage.json",
           "repo_id": "policyengine/populace-us",
-          "revision": "populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z",
-          "sha256": "094240968ce3b617ecd214525f46649b9586f6d6a66e136833d261a413553ab6"
+          "revision": "populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z",
+          "sha256": "c3e0c388be2f53ca03b59dddc110db28bc4b0acaa21e2eb86003c735e4f47d8e"
         }
       },
       "default_dataset": "populace_us_2024",
-      "default_dataset_uri": "hf://policyengine/populace-us/populace_us_2024.h5@populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z",
+      "default_dataset_uri": "hf://policyengine/populace-us/populace_us_2024.h5@populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z",
       "model_package": {
         "name": "policyengine-us",
-        "sha256": "2af30b694b681adca7c2e2bd695bbeb41c03769d9ae908f82f671f8502ce32d9",
-        "version": "1.745.0",
-        "wheel_url": "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/49/36/ef50de1108cd0e0b89a7820ac3262bda7701d5ac6d998c27e570e63b7b82/policyengine_us-1.745.0-py3-none-any.whl"
+        "sha256": "8d21d3f7c0e82a9415edffe8ea53939330a63d9c8f6bd334299bddb697cf2c00",
+        "version": "1.729.0",
+        "wheel_url": "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b9/7d/778f92ae94997b00c3c9ac34b345f6c9333435f905670ee4eeb2f5e19809/policyengine_us-1.729.0-py3-none-any.whl"
       },
       "policyengine_version": "4.18.6",
       "region_datasets": {
         "national": {
           "path_template": "populace_us_2024.h5"
         }
       },
-      "release_manifest_uri": "https://huggingface.co/datasets/policyengine/populace-us/resolve/populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z/releases/populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z/release_manifest.json",
+      "release_manifest_uri": "https://huggingface.co/datasets/policyengine/populace-us/resolve/populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z/releases/populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z/release_manifest.json",
       "schema_version": 1,
-      "source_manifest_uri": "hf://dataset/policyengine/populace-us@populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z/releases/populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z/release_manifest.json",
-      "version": "populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z"
+      "source_manifest_uri": "hf://dataset/policyengine/populace-us@populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z/releases/populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z/release_manifest.json",
+      "version": "populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z"
     }
   },
   "extras": {
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@
     "policyengine-us": {
       "country": "us",
       "import_name": "policyengine_us",
-      "install_requirement": "policyengine-us==1.745.0",
+      "install_requirement": "policyengine-us==1.729.0",
       "name": "policyengine-us",
       "role": "country_model",
-      "version": "1.745.0"
+      "version": "1.729.0"
     }
   },
   "policyengine_version": "4.18.6",

diff --git a/src/policyengine/data/bundle/us.trace.tro.jsonld b/src/policyengine/data/bundle/us.trace.tro.jsonld
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         "schema:name": "PolicyEngine",
         "schema:url": "https://policyengine.org"
       },
-      "schema:dateCreated": "2026-06-27T04:55:05.133582+00:00",
+      "schema:dateCreated": "2026-06-20T20:33:09.794848+00:00",
       "schema:description": "TRACE TRO for certified runtime bundle us-4.18.6 covering the bundle manifest, the certified dataset artifact, the country model wheel, and the country data release manifest when it is available.",
       "schema:name": "policyengine us certified bundle TRO",
       "trov:createdWith": {
@@ -45,23 +45,23 @@
               "trov:hasArtifact": {
                 "@id": "composition/1/artifact/data_release_manifest"
               },
-              "trov:hasLocation": "https://huggingface.co/datasets/policyengine/populace-us/resolve/populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z/releases/populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z/release_manifest.json"
+              "trov:hasLocation": "https://huggingface.co/datasets/policyengine/populace-us/resolve/populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z/releases/populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z/release_manifest.json"
             },
             {
               "@id": "arrangement/1/location/dataset",
               "@type": "trov:ArtifactLocation",
               "trov:hasArtifact": {
                 "@id": "composition/1/artifact/dataset"
               },
-              "trov:hasLocation": "https://huggingface.co/datasets/policyengine/populace-us/resolve/populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z/populace_us_2024.h5"
+              "trov:hasLocation": "https://huggingface.co/datasets/policyengine/populace-us/resolve/populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z/populace_us_2024.h5"
             },
             {
               "@id": "arrangement/1/location/model_wheel",
               "@type": "trov:ArtifactLocation",
               "trov:hasArtifact": {
                 "@id": "composition/1/artifact/model_wheel"
               },
-              "trov:hasLocation": "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/49/36/ef50de1108cd0e0b89a7820ac3262bda7701d5ac6d998c27e570e63b7b82/policyengine_us-1.745.0-py3-none-any.whl"
+              "trov:hasLocation": "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b9/7d/778f92ae94997b00c3c9ac34b345f6c9333435f905670ee4eeb2f5e19809/policyengine_us-1.729.0-py3-none-any.whl"
             }
           ]
         }
@@ -75,50 +75,50 @@
             "@type": "trov:ResearchArtifact",
             "schema:name": "policyengine.py bundle manifest for us",
             "trov:mimeType": "application/json",
-            "trov:sha256": "b3c7843fcc506e642c60ea5376fd3f7eb35d8257005c62bd240dbe84d1b5f615"
+            "trov:sha256": "a0c1beb011d2020d5e7def59e61bdd4f2a1a0362969ed974398653b0dc0835af"
           },
           {
             "@id": "composition/1/artifact/data_release_manifest",
             "@type": "trov:ResearchArtifact",
             "schema:name": "populace-data release manifest 0.1.0",
             "trov:mimeType": "application/json",
-            "trov:sha256": "ab08312a309f17e76299df17acef0816f300dfe4d2ca2fba7793b1b37edc3a26"
+            "trov:sha256": "917655e713397ad18e52e0893ffeb1975c609616c15c2b08f9e989e7bad2a2d9"
           },
           {
             "@id": "composition/1/artifact/dataset",
             "@type": "trov:ResearchArtifact",
             "schema:name": "populace_us_2024",
             "trov:mimeType": "application/x-hdf5",
-            "trov:sha256": "32fcf6b23e96d27d59cf4eca618bd21bd5a689d6099db6655e9e8d955442b41d"
+            "trov:sha256": "16be6338f9d0b3c339883dae59949e995663b64cf145de6728b3dd0f916c5d5f"
           },
           {
             "@id": "composition/1/artifact/model_wheel",
             "@type": "trov:ResearchArtifact",
-            "schema:name": "policyengine-us==1.745.0 wheel",
+            "schema:name": "policyengine-us==1.729.0 wheel",
             "trov:mimeType": "application/zip",
-            "trov:sha256": "2af30b694b681adca7c2e2bd695bbeb41c03769d9ae908f82f671f8502ce32d9"
+            "trov:sha256": "8d21d3f7c0e82a9415edffe8ea53939330a63d9c8f6bd334299bddb697cf2c00"
           }
         ],
         "trov:hasFingerprint": {
           "@id": "composition/1/fingerprint",
           "@type": "trov:CompositionFingerprint",
-          "trov:sha256": "ada0cbd40361667f6883e868d7f0d4273712c4613ae7b20b137fd8fada39ec19"
+          "trov:sha256": "79bf31052a6597c0dd319824ca863051c08980cf29d6c7485f46ae99282b40b7"
         }
       },
       "trov:hasPerformance": {
         "@id": "trp/1",
         "@type": "trov:TransparentResearchPerformance",
-        "pe:builtWithModelVersion": "1.745.0",
+        "pe:builtWithModelVersion": "1.729.0",
         "pe:certifiedBy": "policyengine.py bundle certification",
-        "pe:certifiedForModelVersion": "1.745.0",
+        "pe:certifiedForModelVersion": "1.729.0",
         "pe:compatibilityBasis": "built_with_model_package",
-        "pe:dataBuildId": "populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z",
+        "pe:dataBuildId": "populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z",
         "pe:emittedIn": "repository-bundle",
-        "rdfs:comment": "Certification of build populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z for policyengine-us 1.745.0.",
+        "rdfs:comment": "Certification of build populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z for policyengine-us 1.729.0.",
         "trov:accessedArrangement": {
           "@id": "arrangement/1"
         },
-        "trov:startedAtTime": "2026-06-27T04:55:05.133582+00:00",
+        "trov:startedAtTime": "2026-06-20T20:33:09.794848+00:00",
         "trov:wasConductedBy": {
           "@id": "trs"
         }

diff --git a/src/policyengine/provenance/certification.py b/src/policyengine/provenance/certification.py
@@ -516,6 +516,10 @@ def build_country_manifest_payload(
                 continue
             if isinstance(template, dict) and "path_template" in template:
                 region_datasets[region] = {"path_template": template["path_template"]}
+    region_datasets.setdefault(
+        "national",
+        {"path_template": default_artifact.path},
+    )
 
     certification: dict = {
         "compatibility_basis": compatibility_basis,

diff --git a/tests/test_certify_data_release.py b/tests/test_certify_data_release.py
@@ -331,6 +331,25 @@ def test__given_populace_region_templates__then_only_national_is_carried_through
             "national": {"path_template": "populace_us_2024.h5"}
         }
 
+    def test__given_populace_manifest_without_regions__then_adds_national_template(
+        self,
+    ):
+        payload = build_country_manifest_payload(
+            country="us",
+            manifest=DataReleaseManifest.model_validate(
+                _populace_manifest_payload_without_regions()
+            ),
+            uri_parts=parse_manifest_uri(MANIFEST_URI),
+            policyengine_version="9.9.9",
+            model_package="policyengine-us",
+            model_version="1.723.0",
+            model_wheel={},
+        )
+
+        assert payload["region_datasets"] == {
+            "national": {"path_template": "populace_us_2024.h5"}
+        }
+
     def test__given_build_provenance__then_certification_carries_it(self):
         payload = self._payload()
 

diff --git a/tests/test_models.py b/tests/test_models.py
@@ -114,14 +114,13 @@ def test_has_release_manifest_metadata(self):
         assert us_latest.release_manifest is not None
         assert us_latest.release_manifest.country_id == "us"
         assert us_latest.model_package.name == "policyengine-us"
-        assert us_latest.model_package.version == "1.745.0"
+        assert us_latest.model_package.version == "1.729.0"
         assert us_latest.data_package.name == "populace-data"
         assert us_latest.data_package.version == "0.1.0"
         assert (
             us_latest.default_dataset_uri
             == "hf://policyengine/populace-us/populace_us_2024.h5"
-            "@populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-"
-            "20260627T022640Z"
+            "@populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z"
         )
 
     def test_has_hundreds_of_parameters(self):

diff --git a/tests/test_release_manifests.py b/tests/test_release_manifests.py
@@ -38,12 +38,10 @@
     PYPROJECT.read_text(),
     re.MULTILINE,
 ).group(1)
-US_MODEL_VERSION = "1.745.0"
-US_BUILT_WITH_MODEL_VERSION = "1.745.0"
+US_MODEL_VERSION = "1.729.0"
+US_BUILT_WITH_MODEL_VERSION = "1.729.0"
 US_DATA_RELEASE_VERSION = "0.1.0"
-US_DATA_RELEASE_ID = (
-    "populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-20260627T022640Z"
-)
+US_DATA_RELEASE_ID = "populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z"
 US_DATA_RELEASE_REVISION = US_DATA_RELEASE_ID
 US_DATA_RELEASE_PATH = f"releases/{US_DATA_RELEASE_ID}/release_manifest.json"
 US_DATA_ARTIFACT_REVISION = US_DATA_RELEASE_ID

diff --git a/tests/test_us_regions.py b/tests/test_us_regions.py
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ def test__given_us_registry__then_has_national_region(self):
         assert national.region_type == "national"
         assert national.dataset_path == (
             "hf://policyengine/populace-us/populace_us_2024.h5"
-            "@populace-us-2024-cd-concept-budget-dbbdcec-512e-b2500-r2-"
-            "20260627T022640Z"
+            "@populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z"
         )
 
     def test__given_us_registry__then_has_51_states(self):
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		@@ -0,0 +1 @@
		Certify the US populace data release `populace-us-2024-f0af251-703bd81a565c-20260620T201958Z` (populace_us_2024, policyengine-us 1.729.0) into the PolicyEngine bundle manifest.