[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9197 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9197

  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

                             July 30, 2024

  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 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, including 
                updates made, on the development, identification, 
                dissemination, and use of the resources described in 
                paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Contents.--The report under subparagraph (A) 
                shall include the following:
                            ``(i) A list of the resources described in 
                        paragraph (1), including updates made.
                            ``(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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