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This section directs the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for an independent review of occupational health and safety conditions at Minuteman III missile facilities. The review must include a reexamination of the Missile Community Cancer Study, a case-controlled study of cancer rates among launch officers and support personnel compared to a demographically similar Air Force control group with low exposure risk, assessments of toxic substances and ventilation in enclosed spaces, evaluations of surveillance and medical screening policies, and recommendations for applying standards to the Sentinel system, with a report due to the congressional defense committees within 18 months.