United States Leadership in Immersive Technology Act of 2025

This bill establishes the Immersive Technology Advisory Panel to promote the use of immersive technology in the United States. It defines key terms, designates a principal advisor, creates an advisory panel, and requires a study and report on the industry's impact on economic competitiveness and national security.

Sec. 3, Definitions: Defines terms used in the bill, including 'Advisory Panel', 'agency', 'appropriate committees of Congress', 'augmented reality', 'immersive technology', 'mixed reality', 'Secretary' (of Commerce), and 'virtual reality'.

Sec. 4, Principal Advisor on Immersive Technology: Requires the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with Congress, to designate a principal advisor on immersive technology. This advisor will support and promote the improvement, deployment, and security of recommendations on immersive technology use and consider policies to improve coordination among agencies.

Sec. 5, Immersive Technology Advisory Panel: Directs the Secretary to establish the Advisory Panel within 180 days. The panel includes a chairperson, a vice chair, specified federal officials (or their designees), and 6 to 10 experts from academia, think tanks, private sector, civil society, or other sectors. The panel must assess the economic impact of immersive technology and make recommendations on competitiveness, federal-private collaboration, ethical safeguards, and global leadership. It must meet at least every four months.

Sec. 6, Study and Report on Immersive Technology: Requires the Advisory Panel to complete a study within two years on the state of the immersive technology industry and its effect on U.S. economic competitiveness and national security. The study must assess its role in the emerging technology ecosystem, economic impact across sectors, benefits to businesses, needed investments and personnel, voluntary standards and best practices, and national/economic security risks and benefits. The Secretary must submit a report with findings and recommendations to Congress within 90 days of the study's completion and publish it on a public White House website.