,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gifh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ag1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,subramanyam 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,obernolte1 and ,mr4 ,gottheimer7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,science1
 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to
 authorize the ,department of ,commerce 
to carry out a study on challenges faced
 by ,united ,states small artificial    
intelligence businesses1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,small ,,ai         
,innovators ,empowerment ,act4  #b4     
,study on challenges faced by small     
artificial intelligence businesses  7a7 
,in general ,subject to the availability
 of appropriations1 the ,secretary of   
,commerce1 acting through the ,director 
of the ,national ,institute of          
,standards and ,technology1 and in      
consultation with the ,administrator of 
the ,small ,business ,administration1   
shall seek to enter into an agreement   

with an appropriate entity with relevant
 expertise1 as determined by the        
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology1 which may  
include a federally funded research and 
development center1 to conduct a study  
on challenges faced by ,united ,states  
small artificial intelligence businesses
 located across the ,united ,states4    
7b7 ,elements ,the study under          
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3  7#a7 ,an analysis of        
,federal and non-,federal resource      
funding opportunities for ,united       
,states small artificial intelligence   
businesses1 including relating to the   
following3 7,a7 ,data on early and seed 
funding sources4  7,b7 ,accessibility of
 ,federal funding opportunities1        
timeline of receiving such funding1 and 
the impact of physical asset collateral 
and other loan requirements on ,united  
,states small artificial intelligence   
businesses4  7,c7 ,availability and use 
of non-,federal funding opportunities4  

7#b7 ,usage of research and development 
tax credits1 and the impact of tax      
credit restrictions or changes on       
,united ,states small artificial        
intelligence businesses4  7#c7 ,usage of
 accelerators and incubators in the     
process of establishing ,united ,states 
small artificial intelligence           
businesses4  7#d7 ,an analysis of       
downstream impacts of ,federal policy on
 ,united ,states small artificial       
intelligence businesses1 including an   
assessment of technology stacks1 with   
consideration of the following3 7,a7    
,differences in usage of artificial     
intelligence tools between ,united      
,states small artificial intelligence   
businesses and other businesses across  
the infrastructure1 model1 and          
application layers of the artificial    
intelligence ecosystem1 and the role of 
access to computing resources1 cloud    
services1 and data4  7,b7 ,impact of    
regulatory uncertainty on exit          
strategies and acquisition opportunities

 for ,united ,states small artificial   
intelligence businesses4  7,c7 ,impact  
of partnerships with larger firms and   
competition policy frameworks on        
opportunities for growth of ,united     
,states small artificial intelligence   
businesses4  7#e7 ,an analysis of talent
 recruitment and retainment challenges  
faced by ,united ,states small          
artificial intelligence businesses4     
7#f7 ,an analysis of any other potential
 challenges faced by ,united ,states    
small artificial intelligence businesses
 the ,secretary determines appropriate4 
7#g7 ,proposals and recommendations to  
address any such challenges4  7c7       
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,artificial intelligence ,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  7#b7 ,united ,states small    
artificial intelligence business ,the   
term ,united ,states small artificial   

intelligence business means a business  
that creates1 develops1 or customizes   
artificial intelligence products or     
services as its primary business        
activity and that--  7,a7 is            
headquartered in the ,united ,states2   
7,b7 is organized for profit2  7,c7     
operates primarily within the ,united   
,states or makes a significant          
contribution to the ,united ,states     
economy through payment of taxes or use 
of ,american products1 materials1 or    
labor2  7,d7 is independently owned and 
operated1 including a business that is  
backed by private funding1 equity       
financing1 or an institutional investor2
 and  7,e7 employs #bej or fewer people4
  7#c7 ,technology stacks ,the term     
technology stacks means the collection  
of technologies1 tools1 and             
infrastructure utilized by such         
businesses4