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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. 

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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Artifi5 cial Intelligence Advancement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO UTILIZE 

2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. 

3 Section 22A of the National Institute of Standards 

4 and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278h–1) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub6 section (i); and 

7 (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol8 lowing new subsection: 

9 ‘‘(h) DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCES FOR SMALL

10 BUSINESSES IN UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability 

12 of appropriations, the Director shall, in carrying out 

13 subsection (a), develop or identify, and disseminate 

14 (in accordance with paragraph (4)), resources for 

15 small business concerns (as such term is defined in 

16 section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

17 632)) relating to artificial intelligence. Such re18 sources may include technical standards, best prac19 tices, benchmarks, methodologies, procedures, or 

20 processes for the understanding, adoption, or inte21 gration of artificial intelligence. 

22 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Director shall en23 sure that the resources described in paragraph (1) 

24 satisfy the following: 

25 ‘‘(A) Are generally applicable and usable 

26 by a wide range of small business concerns. 


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1 ‘‘(B) Include elements that promote basic 

2 understanding, identification, and adoption of 

3 proper use cases of artificial intelligence. 

4 ‘‘(C) Include case studies of practical ap5 plication across a range of business sizes and 

6 types. 

7 ‘‘(D) Are technology-neutral and relevant 

8 to technologies that are accessible and suitable 

9 for small businesses. 

10 ‘‘(E) Are based on international voluntary 

11 standards as applicable, and are consistent with 

12 the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 

13 Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.). 

14 ‘‘(F) Include recommendations and ref15 erences to existing Federal educational re16 sources, including the risk management frame17 work under subsection (c) and activities relating 

18 to the national cybersecurity awareness and 

19 education program under section 303 of the Cy20 bersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (15 

21 U.S.C. 7443). 

22 ‘‘(3) REVIEW AND UPDATE OF RESOURCES.— 

23 Not later than two years after the date of enactment 

24 of this subsection and not less frequently than once 


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1 every two years thereafter, the Director shall carry 

2 out the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) Review the resources described in 

4 paragraph (1). 

5 ‘‘(B) Update such resources as the Direc6 tor considers appropriate. 

7 ‘‘(4) DISSEMINATION AND USE OF TRAINING

8 RESOURCES.—The Director shall coordinate with the 

9 Administrator of the Small Business Administration 

10 regarding the distribution and use through the re11 source partners of the Small Business Administra12 tion of the resources described in paragraph (1). 

13 ‘‘(5) VOLUNTARY RESOURCES.—The use of the 

14 resources described in paragraph (1) shall be consid15 ered voluntary. 

16 ‘‘(6) REPORT.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than four 

18 years after the date of the enactment of this 

19 subsection, the Director shall submit to the 

20 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

21 of the House of Representatives and the Com22 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor23 tation of the Senate a report, including updates 

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1 semination, and use of the resources described 

2 in paragraph (1). 

3 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The report under sub4 paragraph (A) shall include the following: 

5 ‘‘(i) A list of the resources described 

6 in paragraph (1), including updates made. 

7 ‘‘(ii) Relevant feedback from recipi8 ents of such resources, and disseminators 

9 of such resources pursuant to paragraph 

10 (4). 

11 ‘‘(iii) Recommendations to Congress 

12 for further actions to help with the utiliza13 tion of artificial intelligence by small busi14 ness concerns.’’. 

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