,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cehf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #g1   
#bjbf,mr4 ,young 7for himself and ,ms4  
,cantwell7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,small ,business   
and ,entrepreneurship  ,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 ,mainstreet ,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 following3     
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        
following3  7gg7 ,artificial            
intelligence ,in this ,act1 the term    
artificial intelligence has the meaning 
given the term in section #ejjb of the  
,national ,artificial ,intelligence     
,initiative ,act of #bjbj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #idja74  4  7c7 ,no additional funds   
,no additional amounts are authorized to
 carry out this ,act or the amendments  
made by this ,act4