Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act of 2023

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Defunct
• Most recent activity date: 2025-01-03

Risk subdomain coverage

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal to no coverage of AI risk domains. It is primarily an administrative and organizational bill focused on establishing coordination roles and training programs for small business adoption of broadband and emerging technologies including AI. It does not address specific AI risks, harms, or safety concerns described in the MIT taxonomy.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This legislation governs Public Administration (specifically the Small Business Administration) by establishing coordination and training requirements. It indirectly affects all sectors by supporting small business adoption of AI and emerging technologies across industries, but does not impose sector-specific governance requirements on any particular industry.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute enacted by the United States Congress with mandatory obligations on the Small Business Administration, using mandatory language throughout and establishing enforceable requirements.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; Senator Shaheen; Senator Kennedy; Senator Markey; Senator Risch; Senator Hirono; Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Summary: The bill was introduced in the United States Senate by Senator Shaheen and co-sponsors, and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. This is a legislative proposal by members of Congress.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Investment and Innovation; Associate Administrator; Chief Counsel for Advocacy; resource partners of the Administration
• Summary: The legislation targets the Small Business Administration and its various offices and officials, requiring them to establish coordination roles, provide training, and conduct studies. The ultimate beneficiaries are small business concerns, but the governance obligations fall on the SBA.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: United States Congress; Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives; Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Committee on Energy and Commerce
• Summary: Congressional committees serve as the enforcement mechanism through oversight, receiving mandatory biennial reports and study results. Congress also controls appropriations which provides enforcement leverage.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives; Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Committee on Energy and Commerce; broadband and emerging information technology coordinator; Chief Counsel for Advocacy
• Summary: Congressional committees monitor implementation through required biennial reports on programs and activities, and a comprehensive study on broadband and emerging technology impact. The coordinator and Chief Counsel are responsible for conducting monitoring activities and reporting findings.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not focus on specific AI lifecycle stages but rather on organizational coordination, training, and reporting related to small business adoption of AI and emerging technologies. It addresses support infrastructure for AI adoption rather than AI development or deployment processes.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

No technical scope terms identified.

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions artificial intelligence and machine learning as examples of 'emerging information technology' but does not define or distinguish between AI models, AI systems, or specific categories like frontier AI, general purpose AI, or foundation models. It focuses on small business adoption rather than technical AI specifications.