The Exon-Florio National Security Test for Foreign Investment

Jackson, James K.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Defense policy;    International finance;    Trade;    Foreign investments - U.S. - Law and legislation;   

RP-ID  :  RL33312
RP-ID  :  RL33312_2006Jul28

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The United States actively promotes internationally the national treatment of foreign firms. Some Members of Congress and others are concerned with this policy, however, particularly with how it applies to allowing government-owned companies unlimited access to the Nation's industrial base. Much of this debate focuses on the activities of a relatively obscure committee, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the Exon-Florio provision, which gives the President broad powers to block certain types of foreign investment. Several Members of Congress have introduced various measures during the 2nd Session of the 109th Congress regarding this ongoing policy debate.