United States: DOJ final rule sets HAVANA Act brain-injury payments under 28 CFR Part 106

Key points

• The rule covers current and former Department of Justice employees and their dependents who sustain a qualifying injury to the brain.Federal Register
• Eligibility reaches injuries on or after September 11, 2001, replacing January 1, 2016 under Public Law 119-60, section 5604.Federal Register
• Payments are one-time, non-taxable lump sums capped at Level III of the Executive Schedule; the Base payment is 75 percent.Federal Register
• The FBI Operations Director, Human Capital Branch approves FBI claims; the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Human Capital approves other department claims.Federal Register
• A denied applicant may appeal to the Assistant Attorney General for Administration within 60 days; payment amounts are not appealable.Federal Register
• The rule, FR Doc. 2026-21923 at 91 FR 67476, drew no comments on the interim final rule in the original or reopened comment period.Federal Register

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• Federal Register

  • Implementation of HAVANA Act of 2021Oct. 27, 2026

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