Maine Sen. Susan Collins introduced the Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks Act, otherwise known as the Havana Bill, to the Senate on May 25th.
The proposed bipartisan bill would support American diplomats who have suffered from potential energy attacks that are linked to causing brain injuries. The diplomats who have been impacted work at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba and the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China.
Over 40 U.S. diplomats have suffered from symptoms that are consistent with the effects of radiofrequency energy such as vertigo, dizziness, cognitive difficulties, etc. The bill proposes that the secretary of state and the CIA director provide additional compensation to those who have been affected.
Sen. Collins has 19 co-sponsors on the bill, which includes Republicans, Democrats, and Independent Maine Sen., Angus King. Sen. Collins has also been working with the directors of the CIA and NIA, along with the victims. The bill will be heard in the Senate on Monday, and she is hopeful that it will pass.
