ACES Act
Key claim: The ACES Act (HR530) requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to commission a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine study on the prevalence and mortality of cancers among veterans who served as fixed-wing aircraft aircrew.
Abstract
(HR530 · 119th Congress)
ACES Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study and report on the prevalence and mortality of cancers among veterans who served on active duty as aircrew members and regularly flew in fixed-wing aircraft.
Latest action (2025-05-06): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
Why this matters
The ACES Act would create an authoritative NASEM evidence base on cancer risk in veteran fixed-wing aircrew, which VA typically relies on to establish presumptive service connection and expand disability and healthcare eligibility. For affected veterans and their providers, the practical implication is downstream: study findings could later inform benefits access and screening coverage, though the bill itself only commissions the study.