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HAVANA Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1714| Senate 
| Updated: 5/19/2021
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (16)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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 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 .
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Timeline
May 19, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3356
Introduced in House
May 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2784)
  • May 19, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3356
    Introduced in House


  • May 19, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 19, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2784)

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • S 117-1828: HAVANA Act of 2021
  • HR 117-3356: HAVANA Act of 2021
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)Congressional oversightDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationNeurological disordersWorker safety and health

HAVANA Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1714| Senate 
| Updated: 5/19/2021
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 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 .
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Timeline
May 19, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3356
Introduced in House
May 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2784)
  • May 19, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3356
    Introduced in House


  • May 19, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 19, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2784)
Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

Republican Senator

Maine

Cosponsors (16)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Ben Sasse (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • S 117-1828: HAVANA Act of 2021
  • HR 117-3356: HAVANA Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)Congressional oversightDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationNeurological disordersWorker safety and health