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Economic Issues
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) 
 "The United States has traditionally welcomed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and provided foreign investors fair, equitable and nondiscriminatory treatment with few limited exceptions." The CFIUS, an inter-agency committee chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury, implements the Exon-Florio provision, which provides "a mechanism to review and, if the President finds necessary, to restrict FDI that threatens the national security." The site provides an overview of the factors considered by the committee. http://www.treas.gov/offices/international-affairs/cfius/ Topics: Economics, Investing, National Security Last updated Mar 11, 2009 Federal Register: November 2, 2006, Notice [Automated Targeting System]
Notice published in the November 2, 2006, Federal Register about the Automated Targeting System (ATS) "which is the enforcement screening module associated with the Treasury Enforcement Communications System" and provides anti-terrorist "screening of both inbound and outbound cargo, travelers, and conveyances" without the knowledge of those being screened. Includes lists of types of individuals covered and information maintained by the system, and details about use, retention, and disposal of records. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-9026.htm Topics: International Trade, National Security Last updated Dec 6, 2006 Operation Liberty Shield
The website of a national security plan developed by the office of the United States Homeland Security to protect against terrorist attacks on the U.S. "while maintaining the free flow of goods and people across our border with minimal disruption to our economy and way of life." The plan includes increasing the security of the nation's infrastructure, borders, transportation, health and food systems, and enhanced monitoring of financial and payment systems. http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/homeland/liberty.html Topics: National Security, Terrorism Last updated Aug 19, 2006 |
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