United States Leadership in Immersive Technology Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10359 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10359 To establish the Immersive Technology Advisory Panel to promote the use of immersive technology in the United States, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2024 Ms. DelBene (for herself and Mr. Pfluger) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish the Immersive Technology Advisory Panel to promote the use of immersive technology in the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``United States Leadership in Immersive Technology Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Immersive technology was included in the initial list of key technology focus areas in section 10387(c) of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 19107(c)) because it is an important part of the integrated ecosystem of emerging technologies. (2) Immersive technology has been designated a critical technology by both the National Science and Technology Council and the Department of Defense because of its importance to both economic competitiveness and national security. (3) Immersive technology, which includes augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality, is widely expected to function as the next major computing platform. (4) Immersive technology wi