119-s2092

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2092 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2092

 To prohibit the use of smartphones at Department of Defense Education 
 Activity schools.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 17, 2025

Mr. Banks (for himself and Ms. Slotkin) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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 A BILL

 To prohibit the use of smartphones at Department of Defense Education 
 Activity schools.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Our Educational Focus on 
Children of U.S. Servicemembers at DODEA'' or the ``REFOCUS DODEA 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF SMARTPHONES AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
 EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS.

    (a) Regulations Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 
with the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity, 
shall prescribe regulations prohibiting the use, during the school day, 
of smartphones by students in schools operated by the Activity.

    (b) Additional Requirements.--In prescribing regulations under 
subsection

    (a) , the Secretary shall ensure that--

    (1) smartphones brought to schools by students are to be 
 placed in phone lockers or other approved pouches or storage 
 containers for the duration of the school day; and

    (2) appropriate exceptions are made to allow for smartphone 
 use required for medical or other high-priority reasons, such 
 as use in the event of emergencies.
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