Exon-Florio National Security Test for Foreign Investment.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative law.

Big business.

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines issues and concerns with foreign direct investment in U.S., focusing on the Exon-Florio provision of the Defense Production Act, which provides the President with authority to block the acquisition of U.S. firms by foreign investors upon determination by the interagency Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) that the acquisition threatens national security. Reviews Department of Treasury regulations; the "Byrd Amendment," which requires CFIUS to investigate certain proposed mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers; subsequent amendments made to the CFIUS process; and CFIUS caseload.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Exon-Florio National Security Test for Foreign Investment

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