,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cea #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #egfd
 ,report ,no4 #aai-djc ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,october
 #ag1 #bjbe,mr4 ,alford 7for himself and
 ,ms4 ,scholten7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,small ,business      
,december #ab1 #bjbe;,additional        
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,vindman1 ,mr4 ,harder of
 ,california1 and ,mr4 ,cisneros        
,december #ab1 #bjbe,reported with an   
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be           
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,october #ag1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend the ,small ,business ,act to      
require small business development      
centers to assist small business        
concerns with the use of artificial     
intelligence1 and for other purposes4   

#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,ai for ,main ,street ,act4    
#b4 ,guidance on the use of artificial  
intelligence for small business concerns
  7a7 ,in general ,section #ba7;c77#c7  
of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #fdh7;c77#c77 is amended--    
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,t71 by striking  
and at the end2  7#b7 in the first      
subparagraph 7,u7 7relating to          
encouraging and assisting the provision 
of succession planning71 by striking the
 period at the end and inserting a      
semicolon2  7#c7 by redesignating the   
second subparagraph 7,u7 7relating to   
providing training in conjunction with  
the ,united ,states ,patent and         
,trademark ,office7 as subparagraph     
7,v72  7#d7 in subparagraph 7,v71 as so 
redesignated1 by striking the period at 
the end and inserting 2 and2 and  7#e7  
by adding at the end the following new  
subparagraph3  7,w7 assisting small     
business concerns in evaluating         
artificial intelligence concerning      

operations1 including by-- 7i7 providing
 information1 guidance1 and training to 
small business concerns on the use of   
artificial intelligence1 including--    
7,i7 best practices for using artificial
 intelligence2  7,,ii7 using artificial 
intelligence to plan for unexpected     
circumstances1 protect data and         
intellectual property1 improve          
cybersecurity1 facilitate regulatory    
compliance1 and improve customer trust2 
and  7,,iii7 incorporating artificial   
intelligence into business operations2  
and  7ii7 conducting outreach to the    
extent practical to small business      
concerns regarding the use of artificial
 intelligence4  4  7b7 ,conforming      
amendment ,section #c of the ,small     
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7gg7         
,artificial intelligence ,in this ,act1 
the term artificial intelligence has the
 meaning given such term in section     
#ejjb of the ,national ,artificial      

,intelligence ,initiative ,act of #bjbj 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #idja74  4  #c4          
,compliance with ,,cutgo ,no additional 
amounts are authorized to carry out this
 ,act or the amendments made by this    
,act4  ,december #ab1 #bjbe,reported    
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed