The main purpose of this legislation is to protect children from being employed in tobacco-related agriculture, which is considered a form of oppressive child labor. The bill aims to amend existing labor laws to ensure that children under the age of eighteen are not allowed to work in environments where they have direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves. Key provisions of the bill include specific amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. It introduces a new restriction that explicitly prohibits the employment of minors in tobacco-related agricultural work.