- (a) Under section 3 of the HAVANA Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117-46), codified in 22 U.S.C. 2680b(i), the Secretary of State or other agency heads may provide a payment for a qualifying injury to the brain to a covered employee or covered dependent, who incurred a qualifying injury to the brain on or after September 11, 2001. The authority to provide such payments is at the sole discretion of the Secretary or their designee.
- (b) These regulations are issued in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)(4) and also apply to former covered employees of the Department of State and their covered dependents.
- (c) For current employees of the Department of State (hereinafter, “the Department”), applicable procedures are located in the Foreign Affairs Manual (3 FAM 3660 and its subchapters).
[87 FR 38984, June 30, 2022, as amended at 91 FR 12510, Mar. 16, 2026]