Summary

Creates a senior Commerce Department advisor and an interagency Immersive Technology Advisory Panel to coordinate federal policy on augmented, virtual, and mixed reality (immersive technology). The panel must include Cabinet-level and Executive Office participants plus 6–10 outside experts, meet regularly, and deliver a comprehensive industry and security study within two years with a follow-up report to Congress and public posting. The law defines key terms, assigns duties to the designated principal advisor to promote deployment, security, and interagency coordination, and sets deadlines for panel formation, meetings, and the study and report timeline. No specific new funding is identified in the text.

• Creates a Commerce Department principal advisor focused on immersive technology deployment, security, and interagency coordination.
• Establishes an Immersive Technology Advisory Panel with federal officials and 6–10 external experts to advise on policy, standards, and national competitiveness.
• Panel must be formed within 180 days and meet at least once every four months, with administrative support from the Secretary.
• Requires a comprehensive industry and national security study on immersive technology to be completed within two years.
• Secretary must submit the study’s findings and recommendations to specified congressional committees and publish the report publicly within 90 days after completion.
• Defines "immersive technology" and related terms, and ties federal attention to economic competitiveness and national security concerns.
• Study must address voluntary standards for privacy, accessibility, digital identity, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and workforce needs.
• No specific funding or appropriations are specified in the text, and no new regulatory mandates for states/localities are imposed.