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119-hr-10485119th CongressWALLET

Minuteman III Health and Safety Act

Sponsored By: Representative Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

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Summary

An independent health and safety review of working and environmental conditions at Minuteman III missile facilities. The bill would hire the National Academies to reassess cancer study findings, analyze toxic exposures and ventilation, review medical screening and surveillance, and recommend changes for Minuteman III and the future Sentinel system.

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  • Missile personnel: Launch officers and support staff would be included in a retrospective, case-controlled study comparing cancer incidence with a demographically similar Air Force group. The review must examine exposures to listed hazards such as asbestos, radiation, PCBs, hydrazine, pesticides, volatile organic compounds, radon, and others.
  • Department of Defense and systems: The Department of Defense must provide timely access and necessary security clearances to National Academies reviewers and would receive recommendations on actions to meet current safety and national security needs. The report may recommend modifications to the current Minuteman III design and to the LGM-35A Sentinel system's design and operations.
  • Research, surveillance, and reporting: The National Academies must cover seven specific review areas, including ventilation, environmental surveillance, personal protective equipment, reporting and medical screening, and an independent re-examination of the Air Force cancer study. The Academies must report findings to congressional defense committees within 18 months, with a classified annex allowed.

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Minuteman III health and safety review

This bill would require the Department of Defense to arrange an independent health and safety review at buildings used for the LGM-30G Minuteman III system. The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine would re-examine the Missile Community Cancer Study and run a retrospective case-control cancer study comparing launch officers and support staff to a similar Air Force group. The review would evaluate enclosed-space ventilation and air exchange, air and drinking-water testing, residual contamination, personal protective equipment, engineering controls, reporting, and periodic medical screening for exposures to listed toxic substances. The bill would define which facilities and substances are "covered", require timely access and security clearances for reviewers, and require a report to Congress no later than 18 months after enactment (an unclassified report with a classified annex is allowed).

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

NE • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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