Union Calendar No. 351
119th CONGRESS 1st Session |
[Report No. 119–403]
To amend the Small Business Act to require small business development centers to assist small business concerns with the use of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
October 17, 2025
Mr. Alford (for himself and Ms. Scholten) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
December 12, 2025
Additional sponsors: Mr. Vindman, Mr. Harder of California, and Mr. Cisneros
December 12, 2025
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 October 17, 2025]
To amend the Small Business Act to require small business development centers to assist small business concerns with the use of 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,
SEC. 2. Guidance on the use of artificial intelligence for small business concerns.
(a) In general.—Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3)) is amended—
(2) in the first subparagraph (U) (relating to encouraging and assisting the provision of succession planning), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(3) by redesignating the second subparagraph (U) (relating to providing training in conjunction with the United States Patent and Trademark Office) as subparagraph (V);
(4) in subparagraph (V), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(5) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(W) assisting small business concerns in evaluating artificial intelligence concerning operations, including by—
“(i) providing information, guidance, and training to small business concerns on the use of artificial intelligence, including—
(b) Conforming amendment.—Section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(gg) Artificial intelligence.—In this Act, the term ‘artificial intelligence’ has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).”.
SEC. 3. Compliance with CUTGO.
No additional amounts are authorized to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
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To amend the Small Business Act to require small business development centers to assist small business concerns with the use of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes. | |||||
December 12, 2025 | |||||
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed |