Ensuring Robust Consideration of Evolving National Security Risks by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
Orders Review of Foreign Investments to Protect U.S. National Security
What it does
The order directs agencies to broaden the Committee's foreign-investment reviews to include supply chain, technology, cybersecurity, and sensitive data risks.
Real-world impact
- Increases scrutiny of foreign investments that affect United States supply chain resilience.
- Raises review of investments in key technologies like artificial intelligence, microelectronics, and quantum computing.
- Adds focus on cybersecurity posture and transfers of United States persons' sensitive data.
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Summary
This executive order directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to strengthen how it reviews foreign investments that could threaten national security. It tells the Committee to expand the factors it considers, including supply chain resilience, key technologies, cybersecurity, cumulative industry investments, and access to sensitive United States persons' data.
The order affects federal agencies that participate in the Committee and United States businesses that receive foreign investment. It aims to keep investment review responsive to changing threats and to recommend updates to Committee practices and regulations.
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