HR 5581 · 113th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Foreign Investment and Economic Security Act of 2014

Introduced 2014-09-18· Sponsored by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.(2014-09-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Foreign Investment and Economic Security Act of 2014 - Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to provide for: (1) national security reviews of transactions involving the construction of a new facility in the United States by any foreign person (currently, national security reviews are conducted only for certain mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with a foreign person); and (2) net benefit reviews of new construction, mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with a foreign person to determine whether the transaction is of net benefit to the United States. Makes net benefit reviews mandatory for transactions that meet specified requirements under the Clayton Act. Directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, for purposes of carrying out net benefit determinations, to consider the effect of the proposed or pending transaction on: (1) employment, resource processing, the utilization of parts and services produced in or imported into the United States, and U.S. exports; (2) industrial efficiency, technological development, technology transfers, and product innovation in the United States; (3) competition within any U.S. industry or between the United State…

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