ACES Act

This law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to partner with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a formal study. The research focuses on the prevalence and mortality rates of various cancers among veterans who served as aircrew members on fixed-wing aircraft. The National Academies must then provide a report detailing their findings regarding these health outcomes.

This bill directly affects the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, which are required to collaborate on a study regarding veteran health. The study focuses on veterans who served on active duty as aircrew members and regularly flew in fixed-wing aircraft. These veterans are the primary subjects of the research concerning cancer prevalence and mortality rates.

• Study on cancer among veteran aircrew members. The Department of Veterans Affairs must partner with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on cancer prevalence and mortality rates among veterans who served as aircrew members in fixed-wing aircraft.
• Reporting requirements for veteran health outcomes. The bill requires a formal report detailing the findings related to cancer occurrences and deaths among veterans who regularly flew in fixed-wing aircraft during active duty.

The bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to facilitate a study through the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine regarding health outcomes for veterans who served as aircrew members.

The bill aims to investigate the health outcomes of veterans who served as aircrew members in fixed-wing aircraft by requiring a formal study on cancer prevalence and mortality rates within this population.