Sec. 736. Study on prevalence and mortality of cancer among military rotary-wing pilots and aviation support personnel
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The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study among covered individuals in two phases as provided by this section. Under the initial phase of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall determine whether there is an increased prevalence of, or increased rate of mortality caused by, cancer for covered individuals as compared to similarly aged individuals in the general population. The Secretary may select the types of cancer to include in the study. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the findings of the phase of the study under this subsection.
If, pursuant to the phase of the study under subsection (b), the Secretary determines there is an increased prevalence of, or increased mortality rate caused by, a type of cancer among covered individuals, the Secretary shall conduct a second phase of the study to— identify any carcinogenic toxin or other hazardous material associated with the operation of military rotary-wing aircraft, such as fumes, fuels, or other liquids; identify any operating environment, including frequencies or electromagnetic fields, in which covered individuals may have received excess exposure to non-ionizing radiation in the course of such operation, including non-ionizing radiation associated with airborne, ground, or shipboard radars; and identify potential exposures as a result of military service by covered individuals to carcinogenic toxins or other hazardous materials not associated with the operation of military rotary-wing aircraft (such as exposure to burn pits, toxins in contaminated water, or toxins embedded in soils), including by determining— the locations of such service; and any duties of covered individuals unrelated to such operation and associated with an increased prevalence of, or increased mortality rate caused by, cancer.
If the Secretary conducts the phase of the study under this subsection, not later than one year after the date on which the Secretary provides the briefing under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the findings of such phase. The Secretary shall format any data resulting from the phase of the study under this subsection consistent with the formatting of data under the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program, including by disaggregating such data by race, gender, and age.
In conducting the study under this section, the Secretary shall use data from— the database of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program; the study conducted under section 750 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ; 134 Stat. 3716); and any other study previously conducted by the Secretary of a military department that the Secretary determines relevant for purposes of this section. In this section: The term covered Armed Force means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.
The term covered individual means any individual who— served in a covered Armed Force on or after February 28, 1961, as an aircrew member of a rotary-wing aircraft (including as a pilot or aviation support personnel), without regard to the status, position, rank, or grade of the individual within such crew; and receives health care benefits under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code.
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Sec. 736
Study on prevalence and mortality of cancer among military rotary-wing pilots and aviation support personnel
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