Biden signs law to expand health care for 'Havana syndrome' victims

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The act authorizes the CIA director and the secretary of state to provide affected employees with financial support for brain injuries.

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The HAVANA Act authorizes the CIA director and the secretary of state to provide affected employees with financial support for brain injuries under detailed criteria. It also requires both agencies to report to Congress on how those payments are being made and whether additional action is needed to aid victims.

American diplomats, spies and other officials have reported strange experiences and debilitating symptoms in several countries now. Symptoms include headaches, dizziness, cognitive difficulties, tinnitus, vertigo and trouble with seeing, hearing, or balancing. Many officials have suffered symptoms years after reporting an incident while some have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries.

His National Security Council is leading a government-wide probe, while both the CIA and the State Department have their own internal task forces to coordinate their responses, too.The United States embassy is shown in Havana, Cuba, Oct. 5, 2021. But the lack of information stems in part from how little the U.S. government knows about what was once referred to as"health attacks," including what is causing them.

 

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