This bill mandates the Secretary of Defense to establish blast safety officer positions within the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force by September 30, 2026. These officers are tasked with crucial responsibilities aimed at protecting service members from blast and overpressure exposure during live-fire and explosive exercises. Their duties include monitoring and mitigating exposure briefing members on health risks and protocols overseeing personal protective equipment and wearable sensors investigating incidents maintaining exposure logs coordinating with range safety officers . Significantly, a blast safety officer will have the authority to order the cessation of an exercise if exposure exceeds safe thresholds. Furthermore, these officers must be assigned to each special mission unit and receive specialized training and certification in blast safety.