Title: Military Pilots Cancer Incidence Study Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Military Pilots Cancer Incidence Study Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study cancer incidence and mortality among uniformed services pilots and make recommendations on cancer screenings.
DOD must report the study findings.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5858 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5858

To require the Secretary of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement 
 with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to 
  study and report on the incidence of cancer diagnosis and mortality 
    among pilots in the uniformed services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2020

  Mrs. Luria (for herself and Mr. Kinzinger) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement 
 with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to 
  study and report on the incidence of cancer diagnosis and mortality 
    among pilots in the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Pilots Cancer Incidence 
Study Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON INCIDENCE OF CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND MORTALITY AMONG 
              PILOTS IN THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter 
into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, 
and Medicine under which the National Academies of Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine shall--
            (1) conduct a study--
                    (A) to determine the incidence of cancer diagnosis 
                and mortality among members, and former members, of the 
                uniformed services who serve as pilots compared to such 
                members who do not serve as pilots, including by 
                determining such incidence based on gender, age, flying 
                hours, uniformed services, and type of aircraft; and
                    (B) to determine the appropriate age to begin 
                screening such members for cancer, including by 
                determining such age based on gender, flying hours, 
                uniformed services, and type of aircraft; and
            (2) not later than one year after the date the Secretary 
        enters into such agreement, submit a report to the Committees 
        on Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate on the findings from the study 
        described under paragraph (1).
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``pilot'' includes an individual who 
        frequently accompanies a pilot in a cockpit, such as a 
        navigator or maintenance personnel.
            (2) The term ``uniformed services'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 101 of title 37, United States Code.
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