National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Committee on National Critical Capabilities to review specified forms of outbound investment, including any merger, acquisition, or takeover of a foreign person by or with a U.S. business that could result in a threat to national critical capabilities. Further, the bill establishes a congressional commission to review the activities of the committee, and it authorizes the President to suspend or prohibit transactions that pose a threat to national critical capabilities.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2020
USA116th CongressS-5049| Senate
| Updated: 12/17/2020
National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Committee on National Critical Capabilities to review specified forms of outbound investment, including any merger, acquisition, or takeover of a foreign person by or with a U.S. business that could result in a threat to national critical capabilities. Further, the bill establishes a congressional commission to review the activities of the committee, and it authorizes the President to suspend or prohibit transactions that pose a threat to national critical capabilities.
Business investment and capitalCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional operations and organizationCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementDisaster relief and insuranceElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureHealth technology, devices, suppliesImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesInfrastructure developmentManufacturingMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentPublic contracts and procurementU.S. and foreign investments