U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly’s bill to study cancer rates among military aviators is headed to President Donald Trump for his signature.
Passed this week by Congress, the Aviator Cancer Examination Study Act addresses cancer rates among Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps aircrew members.
Speaking as a former Navy combat pilot, Kelly, D-Arizona, said there are “certain risks that we know and accept” with military service, but the nation knows little about the health risks affecting aviators and crew members later in life.
“Veteran aviators and aircrews deserve answers about the correlation between their job and cancer risks so we can reduce those risks for future pilots,” said Kelly in a news release. “Getting this across the finish line has been a bipartisan effort from the start, and I am proud to see this bill on its way to becoming law so we can deliver real answers and accountability for those who served.”
U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, co-sponsored the ACES Act. A combat veteran and fellow Armed Services Committee member, Cotton said the nation owes it to aviators to research cancer rates among this group.
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