Regulations on the use of portable electronic mobile devices in Department of Defense Education Activity schools

(a) Regulations required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity, shall update existing regulations on student use of portable electronic mobile devices in Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) schools to prohibit disruption in the learning environment by minimizing the use of such mobile devices to the greatest extent practicable and to standardize such regulations across all DODEA schools. (b) Briefing required Not later than 60 days after completion of the updated regulations required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the updated regulations, including— (1) relevant evidence taken into consideration on the use of portable electronic mobile devices in and around the classroom on learning outcomes and social dynamics; (2) a description of how the regulations have standardized policies across all DODEA schools; (3) an assessment of the influence, if any, of public-school policies on mobile devices at school or in the classroom; and (4) any other matters the Secretary determines relevant.

(a) Regulations required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity, shall update existing regulations on student use of portable electronic mobile devices in Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA) schools to prohibit disruption in the learning environment by minimizing the use of such mobile devices to the greatest extent practicable and to standardize such regulations across all DODEA schools. (b) Briefing required Not later than 60 days after completion of the updated regulations required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the updated regulations, including— (1) relevant evidence taken into consideration on the use of portable electronic mobile devices in and around the classroom on learning outcomes and social dynamics; (2) a description of how the regulations have standardized policies across all DODEA schools; (3) an assessment of the influence, if any, of public-school policies on mobile devices at school or in the classroom; and (4) any other matters the Secretary determines relevant.