Foreign Investment in the United States : Major Federal Statutory Restrictions.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Constitutional law.

Big business.

Business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (18 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

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 05-RL-33103 in the 2005 issue.

Reviews major Federal statutes restricting foreign investment in the U.S. Covers the history of foreign investment in the U.S., constitutional justifications and limitations, and present Federal restrictions on foreign investment in various industries. Outlines role of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. in reviewing mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers when transactions threaten national security.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Foreign Investment in the United States

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