Following a series of public reports, the United States appears close to announcing a new regulatory process to scrutinize US “outbound” investment to countries presenting national security challenges. ...more
2/22/2023
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CFIUS ,
Compliance ,
Covered Transactions ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Mergers ,
NAICS ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
The administration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will break sharply from the policies of the Trump Administration in many ways. But one area where we expect more continuity than change is...more
The COVID-19 pandemic and the serious supply chain vulnerabilities it exposed have led to a seismic shift in U.S. policy and regulation, from stepped-up measures to protect U.S. technology, intellectual property and data from...more
11/3/2020
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CFIUS ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Defense Production Act ,
Defense Sector ,
Federal Funding ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Imports ,
Onshoring ,
Pending Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
The US Department of the Treasury recently published for public comment two proposed regulations that will expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and make substantive...more
9/27/2019
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Covered Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Export Controls ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
U.S. Treasury
On October 10, 2018, the US Department of the Treasury launched a significant pilot program to implement part of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) while final rules are being crafted. The pilot...more
10/17/2018
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Federal Pilot Programs ,
Filing Requirements ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
ITAR ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
New Regulations ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
On August 1, 2018, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (NDAA). The House of Representatives passed the same bill last week, and it will now go to the President for his signature....more
In its latest report to Congress, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the US government's interagency body that vets foreign investment with national security implications, reported that it...more
6/6/2016
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Annual Reports ,
Canada ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Defense Sector ,
Divestment ,
Due Diligence ,
Foreign Investment ,
Japan ,
National Security ,
Supply Chain ,
UK