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Who counts as a covered individual

To provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the prevalence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served as active duty aircrew in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2. Written by .

Who counts as a covered individual

The document says “meansWho acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says

“the term "covered individual" means an individual who served on active duty in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps as an aircrew member of a fixed-wing aircraft, including as a pilot, navigator, weapons systems operator, aircraft system operator, or any other crew member who regularly flew in a fixed-wing aircraft.”

To provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the prevalence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served as active duty aircrew in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes, Sec. 2

Subsection (d), and the definition every other requirement in the section turns on. It is limited to active duty service, to four of the armed forces, and to fixed-wing aircraft. The roles listed after "including" are examples, closing with any other crew member who regularly flew in such an aircraft.

What the document actually says

“the term "covered individual" means an individual who served on active duty in the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps as an aircrew member of a fixed-wing aircraft, including as a pilot, navigator, weapons systems operator, aircraft system operator, or any other crew member who regularly flew in a fixed-wing aircraft.”

To provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the prevalence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served as active duty aircrew in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes, Sec. 2
That sentence, in plain words

This part says who counts. A person counts after flying as crew on a plane with wings. Pilots count. So do the others who flew with them.

What this is about

The rule covers the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Marines. The person must have been on active duty. Planes with wings are not the same as planes with blades on top.

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