Implementation of HAVANA Act of 2021

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Justice 28 CFR Part 106 [JMD Docket No. 157; A.G. Order No. 7256-2026] RIN 1105-AB71 AGENCY: Department of Justice. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: On April 19, 2024, the Department of Justice published an interim final rule to implement the HAVANA Act of 2021. No comments were received on the interim final rule. The HAVANA Act authorizes agency heads to provide payments to certain individuals who have incurred qualifying injuries to the brain. This ( printed page 67477) final rule adopts the interim final rule with minor, non-substantive changes to the titles of certain officials involved in the payment review process and the earliest eligibility date for claims in accordance with statutory changes occurring after issuance of the interim final rule. This rule covers current and former Department of Justice employees and their dependents. DATES: This final rule is effective on November 27, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gordon R. Jimison, Assistant General Counsel, Justice Management Division; email: Gordon.R.Jimison@usdoj.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Justice (“Department”) published an interim final rule titled “Implementation of HAVANA Act of 2021,” which appeared in the Federal Register on April 19, 2024 ( 89 FR 28633 ). A technical correction to that interim final rule was published in the Federal Register on May 3, 2024 ( 89 FR 36671 ). That correction was effective on May 20, 2024. The interim final rule i…