The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

Format:

Book

Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Big business.

Finance--Law and legislation.

Investments, Foreign.

Military readiness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (27 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 11-RL-33388 in the 2011 issue.

Provides overview of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), an interagency committee established to serve the President in overseeing national security implications of foreign investment in U.S. economy. Reviews procedures, factors for consideration, confidentiality requirements, mitigation and tracking practices, and Congressional oversight of the 1988 Exon-Florio amendment to the Defense Production Act, which authorizes the President to suspend or prohibit foreign acquisitions of U.S. companies that could threaten national security. Covers Treasury Department regulations, the "Byrd Amendment," CFIUS since Exon-Florio, recent transactions, and impact of the Exon-Florio process on CFIUS.

Notes:

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

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)

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