On April 12 a bipartisan group of eight U.S. Senators sent a letter to President Biden calling for a “renewed assessment . . . to identify the cause behind directed energy attacks” . . . and “review of the March 2023 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) of AHHs.”[1]
This letter said, “Most recently, some . . . [former intelligence officials, service members and diplomats] have told Congress that the Intelligence Community has not followed all credible leads about AHIs or that the Intelligence Community is in possession of information that undermines or contradicts the assessment provided by the National Intelligence Council in March 2023 that ‘available intelligence consistently points against the involvement of US adversaries in causing the reported incidents.’”
“First, we request an interagency briefing with officials from all relevant government agencies to discuss the allegations that have been raised in recent media coverage, outline continued efforts to investigate the cause behind anomalous health incidents, communicate hoe the interagency is undertaking efforts to protect the health and safety of U.S. government employees serving domestically and abroad and provide an update on full implementation of the HAVANA Act.”
“Second, . . there are still a number of individuals who have not received compensation due to unacceptable delays at the Department of Justice and the Department of Defense. The Department of Justice has yet to finalize implementing guidance that also impacts affected individuals in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. We urge you to call on the Department of Justice to finalize the draft rule without delay. . . . Additionally the Department of Defense has yet to issue the federal regulations required under statute.”
Third, as members of the relevant Congressional Committees with the responsibility to respond to this issue, we hope to partner with your Administration to advance any new legislation that may be required to both get to the root cause behind AHHs and ensure that victim get access to the treatment they deserve.
This letter was signed by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (NH, Dem), Susan Collins (ME, Rep), Kristen Gillibrand (NY, Dem), Marco Rubio (FL, Rep), Mark R, Warner (VA, Dem), Roger F. Wicker (Miss, Rep), James E. Risch (ID, Rep),and Benjamin L. Cardin (MD, Dem).
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[1] Chasan, Ohara, Senators call for renewed Havana Syndrome assessment after 60 Minutes report, CBS News (April 17, 2024); Letter to President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. from the above Senators (April 12, 2024). This blog has published numerous posts regarding this Syndrome.