[20200528]IF11334_CFIUS：新的外商投资审查规定.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated May 28, 2020CFIUS: New Foreign Investment Review RegulationsOverview On January 13, 2020, the Department of the Treasury issued final regulations to implement key parts of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) (Title XVII, P.L. 115-232), which are intended to “strengthen and modernize” the national security review of foreign direct investment (FDI) transactions by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) (under P.L. 110-49). CFIUS is an interagency body comprising nine Cabinet members and others as appointed. The regulations, which largely concern CFIUSs expanded review of certain real estate and noncontrolling investments, became effective on February 13, 2020. These rules were widely anticipated by various stakeholders for clarifying key aspects of FIRRMA. Subsequently, a new rule proposed in May would amend the mandatory filing requirements related to U.S. critical technology companies. While various provisions of FIRRMA became effective upon enactment in August 2018, the act also required CFIUS to take certain actions within prescribed deadlines for various programs, reporting, and regulatio