Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3679 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3679

  To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
   Technology to develop resources for small businesses in utilizing
            artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 3, 2025

  Mr. Collins (for himself and Ms. Stevens) introduced the following
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and
                               Technology

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                                 A BILL

  To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
   Technology to develop resources for small businesses in utilizing
            artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Artificial
Intelligence Advancement Act''.

SEC. 2. RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO UTILIZE ARTIFICIAL
              INTELLIGENCE.

    Section 22A of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Act (15 U.S.C. 278h-1) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(h) Development of Resources for Small Businesses in Utilizing
Artificial Intelligence.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of
        appropriations, the Director shall, in carrying out subsection
        (a), develop or identify, and disseminate (in accordance with
        paragraph (4)), resources for small business concerns (as such
        term is defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
        U.S.C. 632)) relating to artificial intelligence. Such
        resources may include technical standards, best practices,
        benchmarks, methodologies, procedures, or processes for the
        understanding, adoption, or integration of artificial
        intelligence.
            ``(2) Requirements.--The Director shall ensure that the
        resources described in paragraph (1) satisfy the following:
                    ``(A) Are generally applicable and usable by a wide
                range of small business concerns.
                    ``(B) Include elements that promote basic
                understanding, identification, and adoption of proper
                use cases of artificial intelligence.
                    ``(C) Include case studies of practical application
                across a range of business sizes and types.
                    ``(D) Are technology-neutral and relevant to
                technologies that are accessible and suitable for small
                businesses.
                    ``(E) Are based on international voluntary
                standards as applicable, and are consistent with the
                Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15
                U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).
                    ``(F) Include recommendations and references to
                existing Federal educational resources, including the
                risk management framework under subsection (c) and
                activities relating to the national cybersecurity
                awareness and education program under section 303 of
                the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 U.S.C.
                7443).
            ``(3) Review and update of resources.--Not later than two
        years after the date of the enactment of this subsection and
        not less frequently than once every two years thereafter, the
        Director shall carry out the following:
                    ``(A) Review the resources described in paragraph
                (1).
                    ``(B) Update such resources as the Director
                considers appropriate.
            ``(4) Dissemination and use of training resources.--The
        Director shall coordinate with the Administrator of the Small
        Business Administration regarding the distribution and use
        through the resource partners of the Small Business
        Administration of the resources described in paragraph (1).
            ``(5) Voluntary resources.--The use of the resources
        described in paragraph (1) shall be considered voluntary.
            ``(6) Report.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than four years after
                the date of the enactment of this subsection, the
                Director shall submit to the Committee on Science,
                Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives
                and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
                Transportation of the Senate a report on the
                development, identification, dissemination, and use of
                the resources described in paragraph (1), including
                updates made pursuant to paragraph (3).
                    ``(B) Contents.--The report under subparagraph (A)
                shall include the following:
                            ``(i) A list of the resources described in
                        paragraph (1), including updates made pursuant
                        to paragraph (3).
                            ``(ii) Relevant feedback from recipients of
                        such resources, and disseminators of such
                        resources pursuant to paragraph (4).
                            ``(iii) Recommendations to Congress for
                        further actions to help with the utilization of
                        artificial intelligence by small business
                        concerns.''.
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