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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. President.

United States.

Big business.

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Investments, Foreign.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2014

Summary:

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

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-RL-33388e in the 2014 issue

Notes:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-FDT-0452

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