To authorize small business loans to finance access to modern business software, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Small Business Technological Advancement Act
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Sec. 2. Additional uses for small business administration business loans
(a) In general
Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(38) Access to modern business software
The Administration may provide loans under this subsection to finance, in whole or in part, business software or cloud computing services, or any such technology, that facilitates business operations, product or service delivery, the processing, payment, or tracking of payroll expenses, human resources, sales and billing functions, or accounting or tracking of supplies, inventory, records and expenses, including business tools that utilize artificial intelligence.
(b) Rule of construction
Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (a) shall be construed to—
(1)
provide that loans made under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) before the date of enactment of this Act for the purposes described in paragraph (38) of such section 7(a), as added by subsection (a), were not permissible;
(2)
authorize the use of loans made under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) for research and development purposes; or
(3)
limit the definition of working capital under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.).