AI for Mainstreet Act

SUMMARY

AI for Main Street Act This bill requires Small Business Development Centers to assist small businesses in evaluating artificial intelligence, including by providing best practices for using artificial intelligence and guidance about using artificial intelligence to plan for unexpected circumstances.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5764 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

<DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5764

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 26 (legislative day, January 15), 2026

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

AN ACT

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 Main Street 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 new subparagraph:

``(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 new subsection:

``(gg) Artificial Intelligence.--In this Act, the term `artificial intelligence' has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C.

9401).''.

SEC. 3. COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO.

No additional amounts are authorized to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives January 20, 2026.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, Clerk.