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Union Calendar No. 429 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3679 
[Report No. 119–503] 
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 
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 
FEBRUARY 20, 2026 
Additional sponsors: Ms. GILLEN, Mr. VINDMAN, and Mr. GOTTHEIMER 
FEBRUARY 20, 2026 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 3, 2025] 
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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. 
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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’’. 
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 BUSI-
NESSES 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, bench-
marks, methodologies, procedures, or processes for the 
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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 appli-
cation 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 resources, 
including the risk management framework under 
subsection (c), privacy and cybersecurity risk 
management frameworks established by the Insti-
tute, and activities relating to the national cy-
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bersecurity awareness and education program 
under section 303 of the Cybersecurity Enhance-
ment 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 RE-
SOURCES.—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 Administration 
of the resources described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(5) VOLUNTARY RESOURCES.—The use of the re-
sources 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 sub-
section, the Director shall submit to the Com-
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mittee 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, identifica-
tion, dissemination, and use of the resources de-
scribed in paragraph (1), including updates 
made pursuant to paragraph (3). 
‘‘(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 
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 utiliza-
tion of artificial intelligence by small busi-
ness concerns.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 429 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3679 
[Report No. 119–503] 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology to develop resources 
for small businesses in utilizing artificial intel-
ligence, and for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 20, 2026 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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