Does CFIUS focus solely on national security? Does FIRRMA expand CFIUS’s ability to address risks beyond national security to include economic issues?

CFIUS remains focused exclusively on national security. CFIUS examines the effects of a transaction and assesses the impact of those effects on the national security of the United States. Section 721, as amended by FIRRMA, helps CFIUS protect our national security from emerging risks.

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Does CFIUS focus solely on national security? Does FIRRMA expand CFIUS’s ability to address risks beyond national security to include economic issues?