SENATE 1828117th CongressBecame Public Law No: 117-46.

HAVANA Act of 2021

Last Action: 10/8/2021

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2021-10-08Became Public Law No: 117-46.
2021-10-08Became Public Law No: 117-46.
2021-10-08Signed by President.
2021-10-08Signed by President.
2021-09-27Presented to President.
2021-09-27Presented to President.
2021-09-21Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2021-09-21On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 427 - 0 (Roll no. 265). (text: 07/26/2021 CR H3854-3855)
2021-09-21Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 427 - 0 (Roll no. 265).(text: 07/26/2021 CR H3854-3855)
2021-09-21Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4576-4577)
2021-07-26At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2021-07-26DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1828.
2021-07-26Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3854-3857)
2021-07-26Mr. Castro (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2021-06-11Held at the desk.

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CRS Summary

As of 2021-10-08 (49)

Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks Act of 2021 or the HAVANA Act of 2021

This bill specifically authorizes the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of State, and other agencies to provide payments to agency personnel who incur brain injuries from hostilities while on assignment.

Specifically, the bill allows agency personnel and their families to receive payments for brain injuries that are incurred (1) during a period of assignment to a foreign or domestic duty station; (2) in connection with war, insurgency, hostile acts, terrorist activity, or other agency-designated incidents; and (3) not as the result of willful misconduct.

The bill's authority applies to injuries incurred before, on, or after the date of the bill's enactment. Agencies must submit classified reports on the bill's implementation, including the number of payments made and the amount of each payment.

Since 2016, some intelligence, diplomatic, and other governmental personnel have reported experiencing unusual cognitive and neurological impairments while on assignment (particularly abroad), the source of which is currently under investigation. Symptoms were first reported by personnel stationed in Cuba and have since been collectively referred to as Havana Syndrome.

Cosponsors (19)

Mark Warner (D-VA)
Marco Rubio (R-FL)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
John Cornyn (R-TX)
Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Martin Heinrich (D-NM)
Angus King (I-ME)
Richard Burr (R-NC)
Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
James Risch (R-ID)
Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
Ben Sasse (R-NE)
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Rick Scott (R-FL)

Subjects

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Neurological disorders
Worker safety and health

Became law: Pub. L. 117-46

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