SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026

Brad Finstad

Republican · MN · Representative

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• George Latimer (D-NY-16)Original· 2026-05-19

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.

2026-05-20

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The legislation would direct the Small Business Administration to develop programs and resources to help small businesses understand and adopt artificial intelligence technologies in their operations. This could include training, grants, or technical assistance to help small business owners use AI tools for tasks like customer service, accounting, or marketing without requiring them to become AI experts themselves.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8881 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8881 To amend the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to report on the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning by the Administration, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2026 Mr. Finstad (for himself and Mr. Latimer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to report on the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning by the Administration, 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 ``SBA Artificial Intelligence Utilization Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REPORTS REGARDING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING USE BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. Section 10(c) of the Small Business Act is amended to read as follows: ``(c) Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Use Reports.-- ``(1) Reports required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report on-- ``(A) the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning by the Administration; ``(B) the benefits and risks posed by the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the work of the Administration, including in impeding the operations of the Administration; and ``(C) measures that the Administrator can take to effectively identify, evaluate, and manage such benefits and risks, including explanations of how the Administrator can-- ``(i) retain human involvement in important decisions informed by recommendations made by artificial intelligence or machine learning; ``(ii) identify tasks and functions that artificial intelligence or machine learning can and cannot reliably and effectively perform, including whether artificial intelligence and machine learning can improve operations, productivity, or customer service; ``(iii) determine which specific artificial intelligence or machine learning tools are appropriate for a particular task or function, if such task or function is determined to have the potential to be reliably and effectively performed by artificial intelligence or machine learning; and ``(iv) determine whether an artificial intelligence or machine learning tool adequately fills a need of the Administration and is worth adopting to fulfill such need. ``(2) Briefing required.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Administrator submits each report required under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall provide to the committees described in such paragraph a briefing on such report. ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms `artificial intelligence' and `machine learning' have the meanings given, respectively, in section 5002 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9401).''. <all>

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