### Question
How does the law define qualifying injury?


### Answer
Under *22 U.S.C. § 2680b*, **qualifying injury** is defined as:

> the following:


(A) With respect to a covered dependent, an injury incurred—


(i) during a period in which the covered dependent is accompanying an employee to an assigned duty station in the Republic of Cuba, the People's Republic of China, or another foreign country designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection (f)

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 2680b*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 38-DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

