This bill requires the Secretary of Commerce to develop training materials and toolkits to help small businesses use artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. The work must be done through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director, the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and NIST centers. The Secretary must consult the Small Business Administration, the Department of Agriculture, and private-sector groups. The training must be ready within 1 year of the law and cover topics such as prompt engineering, access to credit and capital, financial management, business planning, operations, cybersecurity, marketing, supply chain management, government contracting, and exporting. The Secretary must review the materials within 18 months and at least once a year after that, and coordinate distribution through SBA resource partners (for example, small business development centers, women’s business centers, SCORE, veteran business centers, and the Apex Accelerator). The Secretary may award grants to groups that provide the AI training. The Secretary must send an initial report to certain congressional committees within 1 year and annual reports starting 2 years after enactment that list the resources and describe measurable outcomes, including how many and what types of small businesses use the training and effects on revenues, sales, and workforces. The authorities in this section expire 3 years after enactment.
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