#aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4 #bja
  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide = a /udy by ! 
,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1        
,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e on ! preval5ce &    
mortality ( canc] among individuals :o  
s]v$ z active duty aircrew 9 ! ,arm$    
,=ces1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,aces  
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,national ,academies 
/udy on preval5ce & mortality ( canc]   
among individuals :o s]v$ z active duty 
aircrew 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,agreem5t  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all seek 
to ent] into an agreem5t ) ! ,national  
,academies ( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 &      
,m$ic9e 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !    
,national ,academies71 "u :i* !         
,national ,academies %all conduct a /udy
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among cov]$ individuals4  7#b7 ,deadl9e 
7,a7 ,date ,! ,secret>y %all f9alize !  
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#fj days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y 

ent]s negotiations ) ! ,national        
,academies ) respect to su* agreem5t4   
7,b7 ,report2 brief+s ,if ! ,secret>y   
fails to satisfy ! requirem5t "u        
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7i7
 submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report t includes--   
7,i7 an explanation ( ! reasons !       
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requirem5t2 &  7,,ii7 an e/imate ( !    
date on :i* ! ,secret>y w f9alize !     
agreem5t "u p>agraph 7#a72 &  7ii7 n    
less frequ5tly ?an once e #fj days aft] 
! date on :i* ! ,secret>y fail$ to      
satisfy su* requirem5t1 provide to !    
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
brief+ on ! progress ( ! ,secret>y t[>d 
f9aliz+ su* agreem5t4  7b7 ,/udy ,! /udy
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id5tify exposures associat$ ) milit>y   
occupations ( cov]$ individuals1 includ+

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o!r ph5om5a2  7#b7 review ! lit]ature to
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ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 & ! incid5ce  
or preval5ce ( ov]all canc] morbidity1  
ov]all canc] mortality1 & increas$      
incid5ce or preval5ce (-- 7,a7 bra9     
canc]2  7,b7 colon & rectal canc]s2     
7,c7 kidney canc]2  7,d7 lung canc]2    
7,e7 melanoma sk9 canc]2  7,f7          
non-,hodgk9 lymphoma2  7,g7 pancreatic  
canc]2  7,h7 pro/ate canc]2  7,i7       
te/icul> canc]2  7,j7 ?yroid canc]2     
7,k7 ur9>y bladd] canc]2 &  7,l7 o!r    
canc]s z det]m9$ appropriate by !       
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consultation ) ! ,national ,academies2 &
  7#c7 det]m9e1 to ! ext5t possible1 !  
preval5ce ( & mortality f ! canc]s      
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 among cov]$    
individuals by us+ available s\rces (   
data1 :i* may include-- 7,a7 heal? c>e &
 o!r adm9i/rative databases ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 & ! individual     

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,disease ,control & ,prev5tion2 &  7,c7 
! /udy conduct$ "u section #gej ( !     
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,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc2 #acd 
,/at4 #cgaf74  7c7 ,report ,at !        
conclusion ( ! /udy requir$ "u          
subsection 7a71 ! ,national ,academies  
%all submit to ! ,secret>y1 ! ,committee
 on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate1 & !  
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report conta9+
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subsection 7b74  7d7 ,cov]$ individual  
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$       
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on active duty 9 ! ,army1 ,navy1 ,air   
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 ( a fix$-w+ aircraft1 includ+ z a      
pilot1 navigator1 weapons sy/ems        
op]ator1 aircraft sy/em op]ator1 or any 
o!r crew memb] :o regul>ly flew 9 a     

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