All foreign investments that might affect national security may be reviewed and if deemed to pose a threat to security, the President of the United States may block the investment.
According to the amendment, the president may block the investment when "there is credible evidence that leads the President to believe that the foreign interest exercising control might take action that threatens to impair the national security.
"[1][2][3][4][5] President Reagan delegated the review process to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
The amendment was proposed over concerns of foreign acquisitions by Japanese businesses.
[6] This United States federal legislation article is a stub.