This bill directs a study to examine cancer rates and causes among military aircrew members. It seeks to understand how their service may have affected their health.
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None of the 5 members who voted no spoke in the House debate. The House passed it 376 to 5.
ACES Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study and report on the prevalence and mortality of cancers among veterans who served on active duty as aircrew members and regularly flew in fixed-wing aircraft.
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