A bill to direct the President to conduct a study of foreign investment in the United States and to report to Congress the results of such study, including in such study and report a comparison of implications of foreign investment in the United States with implications of foreign investment in other countries, an analysis of the regulation of foreign investment in the United States and in other countries, and a consideration of alternative policy options concerning foreign investment available to the United States, taking into account the U.S. national interest as it relates to the protection of domestic economic interests and to the fostering of commercial intercourse between nations.
Foreign Investment Study Act - Requires the President to conduct a study of foreign direct and foreign portfolio investment in the United States and to: (1) compare foreign direct and foreign portfolio investment activities in the United States with investment activities of American investors abroad, and compare the impact of such foreign activities in the United States with the impact of investment activities of Americans abroad; (2) determine the impact of foreign direct and foreign portfolio investment in the United States on United States national security, energy resources, balance of payments and trade, agriculture (and other real estate), and international economic position; (3) determine the effect of foreign direct and foreign portfolio investment in the United States on levels of employment and personnel practices in the United States; and (4) evaluate the costs and benefits and determine the various international implications of alternate policy choices available to the United States regarding foreign investment in the United States.
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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