[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 4487 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 487
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4487
To require the Secretary of Commerce to develop artificial intelligence
training resources and toolkits for United States small businesses, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 11, 2024
Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
August 1, 2024
Reported by Ms. Cantwell, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Commerce to develop artificial intelligence
training resources and toolkits for United States small businesses, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Artificial
Intelligence Training and Toolkit Act of 2024''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING RESOURCES AND
TOOLKITS FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation and the Committee on Small Business
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology and the Committee on Small Business of the
House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Artificial intelligence.--The term
``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning given such term in
section 5002 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C.
9401).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Center.--The term ``Center'' has the meaning
given such term in section 25(a) of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(a)).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the
Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Hollings manufacturing extension
partnership.--The term ``Hollings Manufacturing Extension
Partnership'' has the meaning given such term in section 25(a)
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15
U.S.C. 278k(a)).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has
the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
5304).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (7) Key emerging technologies.--The term ``key
emerging technologies'' means the technologies included in the
initial list of key technology focus areas set forth by section
10387(c) of the Research and Development, Competition, and
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19107(c)), photonics, and
electronics.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (8) Rural community.--The term ``rural community''
means a community that is located in areas that are not
classified as urban by the Bureau of the Census.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Commerce.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (10) Small business concern.--The term ``small
business concern'' has the meaning given such term in section
3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Development of Training Resources and Toolkits
Required.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, acting
through the Director, the Hollings Manufacturing Extension
Partnership, and the Centers and in consultation and
coordination with the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, and such persons
in the private sector as the Secretary of Commerce considers
appropriate, develop training resources and toolkits for small
business concerns, including small business concerns located in
rural, Tribal, or underserved communities or involved in
advanced manufacturing, relating to the adoption and use of
artificial intelligence and such other key emerging
technologies, such as quantum-hybrid computing, as the
Secretary considers appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Contents.--The training and toolkits developed
under paragraph (1) shall include prompt engineering and the
use of artificial intelligence or emerging technologies, such
as quantum hybrid tools, relating to access to credit and
capital, financial management and accounting, business planning
and operations, cybersecurity, marketing, supply chain
management, government contracting, and exporting.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Review and Update of Training Resources and
Toolkits.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter,
the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) review the training resources and toolkits
developed pursuant to subsection (b); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) update such resources and toolkits as the
Secretary considers appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Distribution and Use of Training Resources and
Toolkits.--The Secretary shall coordinate with the Administrator of the
Small Business Administration on the distribution and use of the
training resources and toolkits that are developed pursuant to
subsection (b) through the resource partners of the Small Business
Administration, including small business development centers, women
business centers, SCORE, veteran business opportunity centers, and the
Apex Accelerator.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Grants Program.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Authority.--The Secretary may carry out a
program on the award of grants to persons providing training
relating to artificial intelligence to small business concerns
using the training resources developed under subsection
(b).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Gift authority.--The Secretary may receive
gifts that the Secretary shall use to carry out paragraph
(1).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Reports to Congress.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Initial report.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on
the development, distribution, and use of the training
resources and toolkits developed pursuant to subsection
(b).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Biennial reports.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Reports required.--Not later than 3
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter,
the Secretary shall submit to appropriate committees of
Congress a biennial report on the development,
distribution, and use of training resources and
toolkits developed pursuant to subsection
(b).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Contents.--Each report submitted to
subparagraph (A) shall include, for the period of
covered by the report, the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) A list of the training
resources and toolkits developed pursuant to
subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) A description of the
measurable outcomes of the distribution of such
training resources and toolkits, including the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) The number and type of
small business concerns using such
training resources and
toolkits.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) The effect of such
use on the revenues, sales, and
workforces of the small business
concerns. </DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Artificial
Intelligence Training Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESS
CONCERNS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
and the Committee on Small Business of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial
intelligence'' has the meaning given such term in section 5002
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9401).
(3) Center.--The term ``Center'' has the meaning given such
term in section 25(a) of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(a)).
(4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
(5) Hollings manufacturing extension partnership.--The term
``Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership'' has the
meaning given such term in section 25(a) of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(a)).
(6) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
(7) Key emerging technologies.--The term ``key emerging
technologies'' means the technologies included in the initial
list of key technology focus areas set forth by section
10387(c) of the Research and Development, Competition, and
Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19107(c)), photonics, and
electronics.
(8) Rural community.--The term ``rural community'' means a
community that is located in areas that are not classified as
urban by the Bureau of the Census.
(9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Commerce.
(10) Small business concern.--The term ``small business
concern'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(a) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).
(b) Development of Training Resources Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, acting through
the Director, the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership,
and the Centers and in consultation and coordination with the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the
Secretary of Agriculture, and such persons in the private
sector as the Secretary of Commerce considers appropriate,
develop training resources for small business concerns,
including small business concerns located in rural, Tribal, or
underserved communities or involved in advanced manufacturing,
relating to the adoption and use of artificial intelligence and
such other key emerging technologies, such as quantum-hybrid
computing, as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(2) Contents.--The training resources developed under
paragraph (1) shall include prompt engineering and the use of
artificial intelligence or emerging technologies, such as
quantum hybrid tools, relating to access to credit and capital,
financial management and accounting, business planning and
operations, cybersecurity, marketing, supply chain management,
government contracting, and exporting.
(c) Review and Update of Training Resources.--Not later than 18
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less
frequently than once each year thereafter, the Secretary shall, in
consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration--
(1) review the training resources developed pursuant to
subsection (b); and
(2) update such resources as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(d) Distribution and Use of Training Resources.--The Secretary
shall coordinate with the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration on the distribution and use of the training resources
that are developed pursuant to subsection (b) through the resource
partners of the Small Business Administration, including small business
development centers, women business centers, SCORE, veteran business
opportunity centers, and the Apex Accelerator.
(e) Grants Program.--The Secretary may, in coordination with the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration, carry out a program
on the award of grants to persons providing training relating to
artificial intelligence to small business concerns using the training
resources developed under subsection (b).
(f) Reports to Congress.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the development,
distribution, and use of the training resources developed
pursuant to subsection (b).
(2) Annual reports.--
(A) Reports required.--Not later than 2 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less
frequently than once each year thereafter, the
Secretary shall, in consultation with the Administrator
of the Small Business Administration, submit to
appropriate committees of Congress an annual report on
the development, distribution, and use of training
resources developed pursuant to subsection (b).
(B) Contents.--Each report submitted to
subparagraph (A) shall include, for the period of
covered by the report, the following:
(i) A list of the training resources
developed pursuant to subsection (b).
(ii) A description of the measurable
outcomes of the distribution of such training
resources, including the following:
(I) The number and type of small
business concerns using such training
resources.
(II) The effect of such use on the
revenues, sales, and workforces of the
small business concerns.
(g) Sunset.--The authorities and requirements under this section
shall terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
Calendar No. 487
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4487
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Commerce to develop artificial intelligence
training resources and toolkits for United States small businesses, and
for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
August 1, 2024
Reported with an amendment