The HAVANA Act, the Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks Act was passed unanimously by Congress, in a rare instance of broad bipartisanship.
symptoms while accompanying him on an undisclosed trip to Delhi, India in early September. In both instances, the officers sought emergency medical evacuation.
"Now that the HAVANA Act has been signed into law, Havana Syndrome victims will finally receive the financial assistance and medical support that they deserve," Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine, lead author of the Senate bill, said in a statement. "As we continue our efforts to support victims, we must also redouble our whole-of-government approach to identify and stop the heartless adversary who is harming U.S. personnel.
"For victims of the directed energy attacks, the signing of the Havana Act is a watershed moment. No longer can we be charged with making up our injuries. It is a de facto acknowledgment from the U.S. government that the attacks are real," said Marc Polymeropoulos, a former CIA operations officer who resigned a senior post after struggling with debilitating symptoms that began during a 2017 visit to Moscow.
Both organizations have shuffled the leadership charged with handling incidents reported by their employees. CIA Director Burns, who has repeatedly said uncovering the cases' origin is a top priority, reorganized a task force investigating the incidents and tripled the number of medical personnel dedicated to evaluating reported cases.
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