S. 3586

AI for Mainstreet Act

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3586

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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the AI for Mainstreet Act.

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.

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(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).

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(c)

No additional funds

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