H.R. 3679

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3679 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3679

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 24, 2026

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation

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AN ACT

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), privacy 
and cybersecurity risk management frameworks 
established by the Institute, 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 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 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 on the 
development, identification, dissemination, and use of 
the resources described in paragraph (1), including 
updates made pursuant to paragraph (3).
``(B) Contents.--The report under subparagraph (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 utilization of 
artificial intelligence by small business 
concerns.''.

Passed the House of Representatives February 23, 2026.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.