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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 Stand-
ards and Technology to develop resources for small busi-
nesses in utilizing artificial intelligence, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Artifi-
cial Intelligence Advancement Act’’. 
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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 sub-
section (i); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing 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 re-
sources may include technical standards, best prac-
tices, benchmarks, methodologies, procedures, or 
processes for the understanding, adoption, or inte-
gration of artificial intelligence. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Director shall en-
sure that the resources described in paragraph (1) 
satisfy the following: 
‘‘(A) Are generally applicable and usable 
by a wide range of small business concerns. 
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‘‘(B) Include elements that promote basic 
understanding, identification, and adoption of 
proper use cases of artificial intelligence. 
‘‘(C) Include case studies of practical ap-
plication 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 ref-
erences to existing Federal educational re-
sources, including the risk management frame-
work under subsection (c) and activities relating 
to the national cybersecurity awareness and 
education program under section 303 of the Cy-
bersecurity 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 
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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 Direc-
tor 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 re-
source partners of the Small Business Administra-
tion of the resources described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(5) VOLUNTARY RESOURCES.—The use of the 
resources described in paragraph (1) shall be consid-
ered 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 Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report, including updates 
made, on the development, identification, dis-
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semination, and use of the resources described 
in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) A list of the resources described 
in paragraph (1), including updates made. 
‘‘(ii) Relevant feedback from recipi-
ents of such resources, and disseminators 
of such resources pursuant to paragraph 
(4). 
‘‘(iii) Recommendations to Congress 
for further actions to help with the utiliza-
tion of artificial intelligence by small busi-
ness concerns.’’. 
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