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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4103 
To establish an advisory committee to promote the use of reality technology 
as a tool for professional development for Federal workers, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 30, 2019 
Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. FLORES, and Mr. 
TED LIEU of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To establish an advisory committee to promote the use of 
reality technology as a tool for professional development 
for Federal workers, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Virtual Reality Tech-
nologies Enabling Coaching and Honing Skills in Govern-
ment Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘VR TECHS in Government 
Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ON THE USABILITY OF REALITY 
TECHNOLOGIES WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOV-
ERNMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
General Services (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’), in coordination with the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, shall establish an 
advisory committee to be known as the Federal Advisory 
Committee on the Usability of Reality Technologies With-
in the Federal Government (referred to in this Act as the 
‘‘Advisory Committee’’). 
(b) DUTIES AND ADVICE.—The Advisory Committee 
shall— 
(1) promote the importance of reality tech-
nology as a form of professional development for 
Federal workers; 
(2) make recommendations and promulgate best 
practices to the Administrator with respect to reality 
technology; 
(3) coordinate information sharing between 
Federal agencies with respect to the implementation 
of such best practices; 
(4) develop a definition suitable for use in legis-
lation for reality technology that shall include mixed 
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reality technology, augmented reality technology, 
and virtual reality technology; and 
(5) assess whether— 
(A) to create a professional development 
program to provide for the professional develop-
ment of Federal workers using reality tech-
nology; 
(B) to provide technical assistance for re-
ality technology; 
(C) to host workshops for Federal agencies 
with respect to reality technology training; and 
(D) to ensure annual training on reality 
technology usage for human resources depart-
ments at Federal agencies. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) VOTING
MEMBERS.—The Administrator 
shall appoint the following voting members to the 
Advisory Committee: 
(A) Three members who are non-govern-
mental experts on reality technology, includ-
ing— 
(i) an expert who works in the reality 
technology industry; and 
(ii) an expert who works in academia. 
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(B) Two members who are employees of 
the General Services Administration. 
(C) Two members who are employees of 
the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology. 
(D) One employee of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management. 
(E) The chair of the Advisory Committee. 
(2) CHAIR.—The Advisory Committee shall be 
chaired by the Administrator or the Administrator’s 
designee. 
(3) NONVOTING MEMBERS.—The Administrator 
shall appoint nonvoting members to the Advisory 
Committee, which shall include officers or employees 
from the following: 
(A) The Department of Defense. 
(B) The Department of Education. 
(C) The Department of Labor. 
(D) The Department of Transportation. 
(E) The National Science Foundation. 
(F) The National Science and Technology 
Council. 
(G) An element of the intelligence commu-
nity. 
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(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall— 
(1) not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the 
establishment of the Advisory Committee; and 
(2) not later than 540 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, submit to the General 
Services Administration, the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report on any rec-
ommendations of the Advisory Committee under 
subsection (b). 
(e) LIMITATION ON COMPENSATION; MEETINGS.— 
The members of the Advisory Committee may not be paid 
any compensation for serving on the Advisory Committee, 
including reimbursements for travel expenses. All meet-
ings of the Advisory Committee may be done remotely. 
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