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handle is hein.crs/goveffr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional aResearch Service ~ ~~ ~informing the legislative d bate since 1914___________________ FY2022 NDAA: Care for Anomalous Health Incident Victims February 7, 2022 Background Since 2016, a number of U.S. diplomatic, military, and intelligence personnel and their family members have reported experiencing a range of unexplained medical symptoms after being potentially exposed to certain auditory or sensory disturbances. The first reported incidence of these symptoms occurred in late 2016, when a cluster of U.S. Government (USG) employees assigned to U.S. Embassy Havana, Cuba, and their families, described experiencing a sudden onset of perceived loud sounds, sensations of head pressure or vibrations, head or ear pain, hearing loss or ringing, dizziness, unsteady gait, visual disturbances, or cognitive deficit. U.S. government employees stationed in other locations (e.g., China, Russia, and United States) have reported similar incidents. The Department of Defense (DOD) and other federal entities refer to these events as anomalous health incidents (AHIs). Other observers refer to these unexplained health effects as Havana Syndrome. To date, the Department of State (DOS) has asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to further examine why AHIs occur, who is at-risk, and what the short- and long-term health effects are. Their findings have informed ongoing inquiries by DOS, DOD, the Intelligence Community, and other federal entities as they continue to investigate AHIs through numerous interagency efforts (e.g., Health Incidents Response Task Force, Joint Intelligence Community Council). Certain USG departments and agencies have established medical screening and referral programs to assist AHI-affected individuals. For example, the DOS Bureau of Medical Services conducts localized screening at posts of concern and supports affected DOS employees with a Care Coordination Team. Other AHI-affected individuals (e.g., other USG employees or family members) may seek care that could be covered by other health payers (e.g., Federal Employees Health Benefits program, TRICARE, Veterans Health Administration, or private health insurance). Congress recently enacted several bills to assist AHI-affected individuals with accessing federal health care services and disability compensation, including: Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11850 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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