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

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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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