§ 135.1. Authority.

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(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). \[87 FR 38984, June 30, 2022, as amended at 91 FR 12510, Mar. 16, 2026\]

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Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks Act of 2021
Public Law 117-46

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Special rules for certain monthly workers’ compensation payments and other payments for Department of State personnel under chief of mission authority
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§ 135.1

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Pub. L.Public Law 117-46

U.S.C.§ 2680b

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