In one paragraph
The Small Business Artificial Intelligence Training Act of 2024 (S. 4487) would have required the Secretary of Commerce, through NIST and the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership and in coordination with the Small Business Administration, to develop AI training resources for small businesses within 1 year, and allowed grants to people providing AI training to small businesses. Its authorities would have ended 3 years after enactment. The Senate Commerce Committee ordered it reported with a substitute amendment on July 31, 2024, and it was placed on the Senate calendar on August 1, 2024. It did not pass either house and died when the 118th Congress ended on January 3, 2025.
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What it means for business
None: the bill did not pass. Had it become law, it would have given small businesses federal AI training materials without imposing duties on them.
Key provisions
- Would have required Commerce to develop AI training resources for small businesses, including rural, Tribal and underserved ones and advanced manufacturers, within 1 year of enactment (the introduced version also required toolkits)
- Training would have covered prompt engineering and AI uses in credit access, finance, planning, cybersecurity, marketing, supply chain, government contracting and exporting
- Resources would have been reviewed within 18 months and at least annually after that, in consultation with the SBA, and distributed through SBA resource partners
- Would have allowed (not required) Commerce, in coordination with the SBA, to award grants to people providing AI training to small businesses
- An initial report to Congress would have been due within 1 year, with annual reports starting within 2 years; all authorities would have ended 3 years after enactment
- Ordered reported July 31, 2024, placed on the Senate calendar August 1, 2024 (Calendar No. 487); never passed
Latest legislative action
Aug 1, 2024. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | District |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Schumer D | Sponsor | SD-NY |
| Jerry Moran R | Sponsor | SD-KS |
| Maria Cantwell D | Sponsor | SD-WA |
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