ACES Act

This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to partner with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a formal study. The research would focus on the frequency and mortality rates of various cancers among veterans who served as aircrew members on fixed-wing aircraft. The findings from this study would then be compiled into a report for further review.

This bill primarily affects veterans who served on active duty as aircrew members and regularly flew in fixed-wing aircraft. It also impacts the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, as these entities are required to collaborate on a study regarding cancer prevalence and mortality among those veterans.

• Study on cancer among aircrew veterans. Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to partner with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on cancer prevalence and mortality rates among certain veterans.
• Targeted research on fixed-wing aircraft personnel. Directs the research to focus specifically on veterans who served on active duty as aircrew members and regularly flew in fixed-wing aircraft.

The bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to utilize its existing administrative authority to enter into a formal agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for the purpose of conducting a specific health study.

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 the prevalence and mortality rates of various cancers within this population.