119-hr3679

[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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