,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gebd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ad1 #bjbb,mr4 
,pflug] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,allr$1 ,mr4   
,g>cia ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,c4 ,scott     
,frankl9 ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,ellzey1 ,mr4 
,fe5/ra1 ,mr4 ,kahele1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 &   
,mrs4 ,mill]-,meeks7 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to seek to ent] into an agreem5t ) !    
,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1        
,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e to /udy ! incid5ce &
 mortality ( canc] among individuals :o 
s]v$ 9 ! ,navy1 ,air ,=ce1 or ,m>9e     
,corps z aircrew4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,aviator ,canc]    
,exam9ation ,/udy ,act or ! ,,aces ,act4
  #b4 ,/udy on incid5ce & mortality (   
canc] among aircrew ( ! ,navy1 ,air     
,=ce1 & ,m>9e ,corps  7a7 ,/udy ,n lat] 
?an #fj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all seek to ent] into an      

agreem5t ) ! ,national ,academies (     
,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e "u :i* !  
,national ,academies %all conduct a /udy
 ( ! incid5ce & mortality ( canc]s among
 cov]$ individuals4  7b7 ,matt]s includ$
 ,! /udy "u subsection 7a7 %all include 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,id5tification (         
*emicals1 comp\nds1 ag5ts1 & o!r ph5om5a
 t cause elevat$ canc] incid5ce &       
mortality risks among cov]$ individuals1
 includ+ a nexus /udy design to det]m9e 
:e!r !re is a sci5tifically e/abli%$    
causal l9k betwe5 su* a *emical1        
comp\nd1 ag5t1 or o!r ph5om5a & su*     
canc] incid5ce or mortality risk4  7#b7 
,an assessm5t ( n few] ?an #aj types (  
canc] t are ( ! greate/ conc]n ) respect
 to exposure by cov]$ individuals to !  
*emicals1 comp\nds1 ag5ts1 & o!r ph5om5a
 id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 :i* may     
include colon & rectum canc]s1          
pancreatic canc]1 melanoma sk9 canc]1   
pro/ate canc]1 te/is canc]1 ur9>y bladd]
 canc]1 kidney canc]1 bra9 canc]1 ?yroid
 canc]1 lung canc]1 & non-,hodgk9       

lymphoma4  7#c7 ,a review ( all         
available s\rces ( relevant data1       
includ+ heal? c>e databases ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ! national dea?   
index1 & ! /udy conduct$ "u section #gej
 ( ! ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,?ornb]ry      
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjba 7,public ,law        
#aaf-bhc2 #acd ,/at4 #cgaf74  7c7       
,submission  7#a7 ,/udy ,^u completion (
 ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,national  
,academies %all submit to ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs1 ! ,secret>y (        
,def5se1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,navy1 !       
,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce1 & ! ,committees
 on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate ! /udy4  7#b7
 ,report ,n lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca1      
#bjbe1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
%all submit to ! ,committees on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a report on !
 /udy "u subsection 7a71 includ+-- 7,a7 
! specific actions ! ,secret>y is tak+  

to ensure t ! /udy in=ms ! evaluation ( 
disability claims made to ! ,secret>y1  
includ+ ) respect to provid+ guidance to
 claims exam9]s & revis+ ! s*$ule (     
rat+s = disabilities "u *apt] #aa (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 
any recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y4  7#c7 
,=m ,! report "u p>agraph 7#b7 %all be  
submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m4  7d7 ,cov]$  
individual def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m  
cov]$ individual means an individual :o 
s]v$ 9 ! regul> or res]ve compon5ts ( ! 
,navy1 ,air ,=ce1 or ,m>9e ,corps1 z an 
air crew memb] ( a fix$-w+ aircraft or  
p]sonnel support+ g5]ation ( ! aircraft1
 includ+ pilots1 navigators1 weapons    
sy/ems op]ators1 aircraft sy/em         
op]ators1 p]sonnel associat$ ) aircraft 
ma9t5ance1 supply1 logi/ics1 fuels1 or  
transportation1 & any o!r crew memb] :o 
regul>ly flew 9 an aircraft or 0 requir$
 to complete ! mission ( ! aircraft4