The main purpose of the legislation is to prohibit the use of smartphones by students in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA). The goal is to improve the educational environment for children of U.S. servicemembers by reducing distractions caused by smartphones during the school day. Key provisions of the law require the Secretary of Defense, along with the Director of DODEA, to create regulations that ban smartphone use during school hours. These regulations must be established within 30 days of the law being enacted.