IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5784 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 26 (legislative day, JANUARY 15), 2026 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to help small business 
concerns critically evaluate artificial intelligence tools, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Artificial Intelligence 
Wisdom for Innovative Small Enterprises Act’’ or the 
‘‘AI–WISE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATIONAL RE-
SOURCES AND MODULES FOR SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 49 as section 50; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 48 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 49. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATIONAL RE-
SOURCES AND MODULES FOR SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERNS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) establish and maintain educational re-
sources and modules for small business concerns 
with information on artificial intelligence tools; and 
‘‘(2) make such educational resources and mod-
ules publicly available on an existing online learning 
platform of the Administration. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The educational resources and 
modules established under subsection (a) shall include, to 
the extent practicable, information on— 
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‘‘(1) how artificial intelligence models work, in-
cluding the limits of the capabilities of such models, 
and how such limits affect the outputs of such tools; 
‘‘(2) how to determine if software outputs are 
generated with the use of artificial intelligence; 
‘‘(3) how to remain updated on the emergence, 
development, and technological maturation of artifi-
cial intelligence; 
‘‘(4) how to understand and remain updated on 
the policies, terms, and conditions applicable to 
users of artificial intelligence; 
‘‘(5) best practices in coordinating with third- 
party providers of artificial intelligence tools; 
‘‘(6) how to effectively identify, evaluate, and 
manage the risks of artificial intelligence; 
‘‘(7) how to ensure the privacy of user inputs 
to artificial intelligence tools; 
‘‘(8) how to retain human involvement in im-
portant decisions informed by recommendations 
made by artificial intelligence; 
‘‘(9) how to identify tasks and functions that 
artificial intelligence can reliably and effectively per-
form, including whether artificial intelligence can im-
prove operations, productivity, or customer service; 
and 
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‘‘(10) how to determine whether an artificial in-
telligence tool adequately fills a need and is worth 
adopting. 
‘‘(c) ACCURACY AND MAINTENANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent practicable, 
the Administrator shall ensure that the information 
contained in the educational resources and modules 
established under subsection (a) is factually accurate 
and current, including by consulting with— 
‘‘(A) the Director of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology; and 
‘‘(B) the Advisory Working Group estab-
lished under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) ADVISORY WORKING GROUP.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Adminis-
trator shall establish a working group (in this 
paragraph referred to as the ‘Advisory Working 
Group’) with which the Administrator shall con-
sult on an ongoing basis regarding the informa-
tion contained in the educational resources and 
modules established under subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The duties of the Advisory 
Working Group shall include the identification 
and recommendation of relevant information to 
the Administrator for inclusion in the edu-
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development materials regarding arti-
ficial intelligence. 
‘‘(ii) Individuals with demonstrated 
expertise in outreach to small business 
concerns, including— 
‘‘(I) not less than one individual 
from each resource partner; 
‘‘(II) not less than one individual 
from a district office of the Adminis-
tration; and 
‘‘(III) not less than one indi-
vidual 
from 
an 
association 
rep-
resenting small business concerns. 
‘‘(D) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Ad-
visory Working Group shall be filled in the 
same manner as the original appointment. 
‘‘(E) INAPPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The re-
quirements of chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code, shall not apply to the Advisory 
Working Group established under this para-
graph. 
‘‘(3) INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION IN EDU-
CATIONAL
RESOURCES
AND
MODULES.—In estab-
lishing and maintaining the educational resources 
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and modules under subsection (a), the Adminis-
trator— 
‘‘(A) shall consider relevant, existing infor-
mation developed by resource partners; 
‘‘(B) may consider relevant, existing infor-
mation developed by private entities; and 
‘‘(C) may incorporate information de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) into such 
educational resources and modules. 
‘‘(d) RESOURCE PARTNER INVOLVEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall co-
ordinate with resource partners to disseminate infor-
mation to raise the awareness of small business con-
cerns about availability of the educational resources 
and modules established under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) 
SPECIALIZED
AND
LOCALIZED
EDU-
CATIONAL
RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT.—Resource 
partners may develop specialized and localized train-
ing resources to more effectively disseminate the in-
formation in the educational resources and modules 
established under subsection (a), including by incor-
porating information on uses of artificial intelligence 
tools common to the community served by such re-
source partner. 
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‘‘(e) MANNER.—The Administrator shall ensure that 
the information in the educational resources and modules 
established under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) is actionable and presented in a manner 
that is easily comprehensible by small business con-
cerns; 
‘‘(2) does not give preference to a particular ar-
tificial intelligence model or tool over similar such 
models or tools; and 
‘‘(3) does not give preference to an artificial in-
telligence model or tool developed by a specific entity 
or group of entities over an artificial intelligence 
model or tool developed by another entity or group 
of entities. 
‘‘(f) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘artificial intelligence’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 5002 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9401).’’. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration shall establish the educational re-
sources and modules required by section 49 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), as added by this 
Act, not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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SEC. 3. COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO. 
No additional amounts are authorized to carry out 
this Act or the amendments made by this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 20, 
2026. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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