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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.
Summary
This bill amends the Small Business Act to require small business development centers to assist small business concerns with evaluating and using artificial intelligence. Development centers must provide information, guidance, and training on best practices for using AI, including protecting data and intellectual property, improving cybersecurity, facilitating regulatory compliance, and integrating AI into business operations. The bill also requires these centers to conduct outreach to small businesses about AI use. No additional funds are authorized to implement these requirements.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN)
5 cosponsors
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA)
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH)
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI)
Actions (2)
- Jan 7, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. · senate
- Jan 7, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 7, 2026
Mr. Young (for himself and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the following bill; 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 intelligence, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “AI for Mainstreet Act”.
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—
(1) in subparagraph (T), by striking “and” at the end;
(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:
“(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—
“(I) best practices for using artificial intelligence;
“(II) using artificial intelligence to plan for unexpected circumstances, protect data and intellectual property, improve cybersecurity, facilitate regulatory compliance, and improve customer trust; and
“(III) incorporating artificial intelligence into business operations; and
“(ii) conducting outreach to the extent practical to small business concerns regarding the use of artificial intelligence.”.
(b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(gg) Artificial Intelligence.—In this Act, the term ‘artificial intelligence’ has the meaning given the term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).”.
(c) No Additional Funds.—No additional amounts are authorized to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act. <all>
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