Penalties, Proposed Rules, National Security

FCC Proposes Rules to Ferret Out Control of Regulated Entities by Foreign Adversaries

Cooley LLP on 6/3/2025

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a notice of proposed rulemaking on control of FCC-regulated businesses by “foreign adversaries.” If the FCC adopts these rules, nearly every entity that is subject to...more

DOJ Proposes Rules Prohibiting and Restricting Certain Data Transactions to Address National Security Concerns

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/11/2024

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) proposed rule implements President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) on “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of...more

Treasury Department Issues Proposed Rule to Enhance CFIUS Procedures, Enforcement Authorities

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/13/2024

Almost six years after the enactment of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), the U.S. Department of the Treasury, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS),...more

Treasury proposes expansion of CFIUS authorities

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 4/29/2024

On April 11, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury issued, for notice and comment, proposed modifications (Proposed Rule) to certain Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or Committee) regulations. In...more

Less Bark and More Bite? CFIUS Proposed Rule Enhancing Enforcement Capabilities

Torres Trade Law, PLLC on 4/24/2024

A new proposed rule issued by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) seeks to expand the scope of information that CFIUS can request from parties, expand its ability to monitor and investigate...more

CFIUS Proposes Expanded Enforcement Authorities and Increased Penalties

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/22/2024

Key Points - On April 15, 2024, the Treasury Department published a proposed rule that would amend the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) regulations to expand CFIUS’s enforcement authorities....more

Treasury Proposes New CFIUS Regulations to Expand Monitoring and Enforcement Authorities: 5 Key Takeaways

Latham & Watkins LLP on 4/18/2024

The proposal signals a continued effort to expand CFIUS’s enforcement scope and update penalties. On April 11, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule)...more

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