other · US Department of Defense · Rule · Published 2024-10-03 · Effective 2024-11-18 · 89 FR 80390
Document
Document number
2024-22795
Federal Register citation
89 FR 80390
CFR reference
32 CFR 49
Type
Rule
Action
Direct final rule with request for comments.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Defense
Publication date
2024-10-03
Effective date
2024-11-18
DOD docket
Docket ID: DoD-2024-OS-0054
Abstract
This rule implements within DoD (the Department) amendments made by the Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks (HAVANA) Act of 2021, which provide authority for the Secretary of State and other agency heads to provide payments to certain individuals who have incurred qualifying injuries to the brain. This rule covers current and former DoD employees, and dependents of current or former DoD employees and is vitally important to those who have experienced such injuries.