To modernize and strengthen the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to more effectively guard against the risk to the national security of the United States posed by certain types of foreign investment, and for other purposes.
• Foreign Affairs Committee• Financial Services Committee• Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee• Budget Committee• Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee
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Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to expand the scope of "covered transaction" subject to the review of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). CFIUS analyzes the national security implications of foreign investment in the United States. A covered transaction includes: any merger, acquisition, or takeover that could result in foreign control of any U.S. business, the purchase or lease of real estate located in the United States that is in close proximity to a U.S. military installation or to another U.S. government facility or property that is sensitive for reasons relating to national security, other investment in a U.S. critical technology company or U.S. critical infrastructure company, any change in a foreign investor's rights that results in foreign control of a U.S. business, the contribution of intellectual property to a foreign person, or any other transaction, transfer, agreement, or arrangement designed to evade or circumvent the authority of CFIUS. The bill revises other provisions relating to CFIUS, including the length of its review period, special hiring authority and funding, and authority to mandate reviews or take unilateral action.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade Prior to Referral.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade Prior to Referral.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAlliancesComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsIndustrial policy and productivityInfrastructure developmentIntellectual propertyIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationJudicial review and appealsManufacturingMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic contracts and procurementReal estate businessTechnology transfer and commercializationTrade restrictionsU.S. and foreign investmentsUser charges and fees
To modernize and strengthen the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to more effectively guard against the risk to the national security of the United States posed by certain types of foreign investment, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-4311| House
| Updated: 4/12/2018
Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to expand the scope of "covered transaction" subject to the review of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). CFIUS analyzes the national security implications of foreign investment in the United States. A covered transaction includes: any merger, acquisition, or takeover that could result in foreign control of any U.S. business, the purchase or lease of real estate located in the United States that is in close proximity to a U.S. military installation or to another U.S. government facility or property that is sensitive for reasons relating to national security, other investment in a U.S. critical technology company or U.S. critical infrastructure company, any change in a foreign investor's rights that results in foreign control of a U.S. business, the contribution of intellectual property to a foreign person, or any other transaction, transfer, agreement, or arrangement designed to evade or circumvent the authority of CFIUS. The bill revises other provisions relating to CFIUS, including the length of its review period, special hiring authority and funding, and authority to mandate reviews or take unilateral action.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade Prior to Referral.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade Prior to Referral.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAlliancesComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsIndustrial policy and productivityInfrastructure developmentIntellectual propertyIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationJudicial review and appealsManufacturingMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic contracts and procurementReal estate businessTechnology transfer and commercializationTrade restrictionsU.S. and foreign investmentsUser charges and fees