The main purpose of this legislation is to prevent the use of federal funds for issuing Executive orders during times when the government is not fully funded due to a lapse in discretionary appropriations. Essentially, it aims to limit the executive branch's ability to take unilateral action when there is no budget in place. The key provision of this law states that during any period when discretionary appropriations are not available, federal funds cannot be used to create or issue any Executive orders or presidential memoranda.