Minuteman III Health and Safety Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10485 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10485 To direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to have a review conducted of the occupational health and safety conditions of facilities associated with the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2026 Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to have a review conducted of the occupational health and safety conditions of facilities associated with the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system. 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 ``Minuteman III Health and Safety Act''. SEC. 2. REVIEW OF THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CONDITIONS OF OPERATIONAL FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LGM-30G MINUTEMAN III INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE SYSTEM. (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and Programs, shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Executive Officer of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a review of the occupational health and safety conditions of covered operational facilities. (b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An independent review of the methodology and findings of the Missile Community Cancer Study conducted by the Air Force Medical Service and Air Force Global Strike Command. (2) An