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Treasury Seeks Public Comment on CFIUS Process Improvements and Known Investor Program | JD Supra

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By James Barker, Asia Cadet
| JD Supra
On February 6, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury), as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public feedback on how CFIUS can streamline certain aspects of its foreign investment review process with a focus on the upcoming Known Investor Program. The RFI has been published in the Federal Register.
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Congress Enacts Changes to Outbound Investment Security Program | JD Supra

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By James Barker, Asia Cadet, Monica Calce
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[co-author: Stephen Keith] KEY POINTS The COINS Act expands the sectors covered under the Outbound Program to include high-performance computing and supercomputing and hypersonic systems. It also signals changes to the definition of “covered foreign person” and the types of excepted transactions. The COINS Act directs Treasury to establish a process for the public to request confidential feedback about whether proposed investments are prohibited.
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6 Key Takeaways From the 2024 CFIUS Annual Report | JD Supra

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By James Barker, Monica Calce, Les Carnegie
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On August 6, 2025, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) released the public version of its Annual Report to Congress for Calendar Year 2024 (the Report), which highlights CFIUS’ priorities, enforcement trends, and key indicators of the CFIUS processes and statistics on transactions filed in calendar year 2024. The Report provides valuable information for companies, private equity funds, and investors evaluating foreign investments in US businesses.
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