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Senator Cornyn made the above statement on the Senate floor on November 14, 2023, while advocating for his colleagues to pass the Outbound Investment Transparency Act as part of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act...more
Secretary Raimondo announced that the United States will not be compromising with China on “matters of national security” in response to calls to reconsider the recent Executive Order directing the Department of Treasury to...more
In recent years, the U.S. has pursued a whole-of-government approach to target Chinese technology and service providers in furtherance of foreign policy and national security objectives....more
After months of negotiations, Congress revealed the compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA) on December 6, 2022. The bill, viewed as a “must-pass” piece of legislation because...more
After over a year of anticipation, in January the U.S. Treasury Department released its final regulations that revise the jurisdiction and rules for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ (CFIUS), following...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) reform legislation, titled the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), was signed into law in August 2018 as a part of the National Defense...more
On October 10, 2018, CFIUS published what may be only its first set of interim rules implementing specific provisions of the Foreign Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA). These rules: (1) create a pilot program both...more
Within the omnibus John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (2019 NDAA) that the president signed into law on August 13, 2018, is the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA),...more
The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”), which was signed into law by President Trump on August 13, 2018 as part of the omnibus John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year...more
As part of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (“2019 NDAA”), Congress recently enacted significant changes to the process by which the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) operates as well...more
On August 13, 2018, President Donald Trump signed into law the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2019. A key focus of legislation contained in the NDAA is to protect U.S. technological...more
• ECRA became law on August 13, 2018. It is the permanent statutory authority for the EAR, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s BIS. The new law codifies long-standing BIS policies and does not require...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - $34 Million SEC Settlement for Legg Mason - On August 27, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Legg Mason Inc. will pay more than $34 million to settle an...more
Congress has continued its 57-year tradition of passing an annual defense authorization bill with the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 finalized by Congress on August 1 and signed...more
The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (“NDAA”), signed into law by President Trump on August 13, 2018, brings together several key Congressional efforts to update and reform U.S. controls...more
• President Donald Trump signed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (NDAA) into law on Aug. 13, 2018. Among other things, the NDAA contains the Foreign Investment Risk Review...more
After months of deliberation, Congress has passed the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”) as Title XVII in the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (“2019...more
The Situation: The National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA"), which contains the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act ("FIRRMA"), broadens the scope of foreign investments subject to scrutiny by the Committee on...more
New law expands CFIUS’ jurisdiction and brings important procedural changes to foreign direct investment review. Key Points: ..The new legislation extends CFIUS’ jurisdiction to cover non-controlling investments in the...more
Within the omnibus John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (2019 NDAA) that the President signed into law on August 13, 2018, is the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA),...more
CFIUS will continue to have broad jurisdiction to conduct national security reviews of foreign investments that could result in foreign control of a U.S. business. When regulations implementing FIRRMA become effective within...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) always seems to be in the news. There are expanding interpretations of national security, deals that get withdrawn, or even blocked. The mergers and...more
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
Senate passage yesterday of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) paves the way for increased scrutiny of foreign investment by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and...more
House and Senate negotiators have agreed on proposed reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) foreign investment review process, which has been added as Title XVII of the FY2019 National...more