diff --git a/src/components/header/header.tsx b/src/components/header/header.tsx
index dd2e19b..2183321 100644
--- a/src/components/header/header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/header/header.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { APP_TITLE } from "@utils/constants";
 // import navigation from "@uswds/uswds/js/usa-header";
 import React, { SyntheticEvent, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import useAuth from "@hooks/use-auth";
+import useUswds from "@hooks/use-uswds";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { usePathname, useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { Banner, Icon, Search } from "@components/comet";
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export const Header = (): React.ReactElement => {
   const [showMenu, setShowMenu] = useState(false);
 
   const { isSignedIn, signOut } = useAuth();
+  const { headerOn, headerOff } = useUswds();
 
   const handleMenuClick = (): void => {
     if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
@@ -21,15 +23,15 @@ export const Header = (): React.ReactElement => {
   };
 
   // Ensure navigation JS is loaded
-  // useEffect(() => {
-  //   const bodyElement = document.body;
-  //   navigation.on(bodyElement);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const bodyElement = document.body;
+    headerOn(bodyElement);
 
-  //   // Ensure cleanup after the effect
-  //   return () => {
-  //     navigation.off(bodyElement);
-  //   };
-  // });
+    // // Ensure cleanup after the effect
+    return () => {
+      headerOff(bodyElement);
+    };
+  });
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const ref = document.body.style;
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-uswds.test.tsx b/src/hooks/use-uswds.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d4a1d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/use-uswds.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { act, renderHook } from "@testing-library/react";
+import useUswds from "./use-uswds";
+
+test("should call signIn successfully", async () => {
+  const { result } = renderHook(() => useUswds());
+
+  await act(async () => {
+    result.current.headerOn(document.body);
+  });
+  expect(result.current.headerOn).toBeTruthy();
+});
+
+test("should call signOut successfully", async () => {
+  const { result } = renderHook(() => useUswds());
+
+  await act(async () => {
+    result.current.headerOff(document.body);
+  });
+  expect(result.current.headerOff).toBeTruthy();
+});
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-uswds.tsx b/src/hooks/use-uswds.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27a2f77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/use-uswds.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+const useUswds = () => {
+  const headerOn = async (bodyElement: HTMLElement) => {
+    const navigation = (await import("@uswds/uswds/js/usa-header")).default;
+    navigation.on(bodyElement);
+  };
+
+  const headerOff = async (bodyElement: HTMLElement) => {
+    const navigation = (await import("@uswds/uswds/js/usa-header")).default;
+    navigation.off(bodyElement);
+  };
+
+  return { headerOn, headerOff };
+};
+
+export default useUswds;