On September 15, 2020, the Treasury Department issued final regulations that define when it is mandatory to file with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). This final rule builds on regulations...more
9/23/2020
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Filing Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
NAICS ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury
Since the beginning of 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has issued numerous regulations to implement fully the Foreign Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) on behalf of the Committee on Foreign...more
5/27/2020
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Annual Reports ,
Bulk Electric System ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
FCC ,
Filing Fees ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Huawei ,
Imports ,
Investment Funds ,
ITAR ,
Mandatory Declarations ,
NAICS ,
National Security ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Proposed Rules ,
Section 232 ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration
The achievement of legislative consensus in 2018 around a preferred approach to safeguarding U.S. technology and information from national security threats via foreign investment resulted in passage of the Foreign Investment...more
1/22/2020
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China ,
Covered Real Estate Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Excepted Investors ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Final Rules ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
Technology Sector ,
Technology Transfer Agreements ,
Trump Administration
On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee), issued two sets of final regulations implementing the...more
1/17/2020
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Data Management ,
Declaration ,
Filing Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
FIRRMA ,
FOCI ,
Foreign Governments ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investors ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Private Equity ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
REIT ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Venture Capital
On September 17, 2019, the Department of the Treasury, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or Committee), issued two sets of proposed regulations seeking to further implement the...more
9/24/2019
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CFIUS ,
Covered Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Data Management ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Financial Markets ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investment ,
Limited Partnerships ,
National Security ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Railways ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Satellites ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications
On November 8, 2017, a bipartisan group of legislators led by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger, R-N.C., alongside co-sponsors including U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., introduced parallel...more