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Executive order sharpens CFIUS’ focus on particular national security risks

President Biden directs Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to consider particular national security risks when reviewing covered transactions

October 03, 2022

On September 15, 2022, US President Joseph Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) directing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to consider a specified list of national security risks when reviewing covered transactions. The EO represents the first time a US president has issued an executive order providing formal Presidential direction on priority national security risks since CFIUS was first established in 1975.

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