Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

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United States government body interagency committee

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is an interagency U.S. government body that reviews certain foreign investments for national security risks and can recommend that the President block or unwind transactions.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States canonical	6
CFIUS	1
U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5561985 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
Context triple: [Export Control Reform Act of 2018, relatedTo, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States]

A. President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
The President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board is a panel of independent experts that advises the U.S. President on the effectiveness, quality, and legality of the nation’s foreign intelligence activities.
B. Foreign Investment Review Board
The Foreign Investment Review Board is an Australian government advisory body that examines significant foreign investment proposals and advises the government on their compatibility with the national interest.
C. International Trade Commission
The International Trade Commission is an independent U.S. federal agency that investigates and adjudicates matters involving international trade, including unfair trade practices and import injury to domestic industries.
D. Committee on International Trade
The Committee on International Trade is a specialized body of the European Parliament responsible for shaping and overseeing the European Union’s trade policy and international trade agreements.
E. Committee on Trade and Investment
The Committee on Trade and Investment is an APEC body responsible for advancing regional trade and investment liberalization and facilitating economic integration among member economies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
Target entity description: The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is an interagency U.S. government body that reviews certain foreign investments for national security risks and can recommend that the President block or unwind transactions.

A. President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
The President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board is a panel of independent experts that advises the U.S. President on the effectiveness, quality, and legality of the nation’s foreign intelligence activities.
B. Foreign Investment Review Board
The Foreign Investment Review Board is an Australian government advisory body that examines significant foreign investment proposals and advises the government on their compatibility with the national interest.
C. International Trade Commission
The International Trade Commission is an independent U.S. federal agency that investigates and adjudicates matters involving international trade, including unfair trade practices and import injury to domestic industries.
D. Committee on International Trade
The Committee on International Trade is a specialized body of the European Parliament responsible for shaping and overseeing the European Union’s trade policy and international trade agreements.
E. Committee on Trade and Investment
The Committee on Trade and Investment is an APEC body responsible for advancing regional trade and investment liberalization and facilitating economic integration among member economies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States government body ⓘ interagency committee ⓘ
abbreviation	CFIUS ⓘ linked to: Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
administeredBy	Office of Investment Security, U.S. Department of the Treasury ⓘ
canImpose	mitigation measures on transactions ⓘ
canRecommend	that the President block transactions ⓘ that the President unwind transactions ⓘ
canRefer	transactions to the President for decision ⓘ
canReview	certain non-controlling investments in U.S. businesses ⓘ certain real estate transactions near sensitive U.S. facilities ⓘ foreign acquisitions of U.S. businesses ⓘ
chairperson	Secretary of the Treasury of the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
established	1975 ⓘ
expandedBy	Exon–Florio Amendment of 1988 ⓘ Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ⓘ Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 ⓘ linked to: Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018
focusesOn	national security implications of foreign investment ⓘ
goal	protect U.S. national security while maintaining an open investment climate ⓘ
hasPower	to negotiate mitigation agreements with transaction parties ⓘ to recommend presidential prohibition of transactions ⓘ
issues	regulations implementing its review authority ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
legalAuthority	Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ⓘ Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ⓘ linked to: Defense Production Act of 1950
memberAgency	Council of Economic Advisers ⓘ Office of Management and Budget ⓘ Office of Science and Technology Policy ⓘ Office of the Director of National Intelligence ⓘ Office of the United States Trade Representative ⓘ United States Department of Commerce ⓘ linked to: U.S. Department of Commerce United States Department of Defense ⓘ linked to: Department of Defense United States Department of Energy ⓘ linked to: U.S. Department of Energy United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ United States Department of Justice ⓘ United States Department of State ⓘ United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
origin	created by executive order of the President of the United States ⓘ
overseenBy	Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ
primaryRole	review certain foreign investments for national security risks ⓘ
processIncludes	initial review period ⓘ national security investigation period ⓘ
regulationsCodifiedIn	Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations ⓘ
reportsTo	President of the United States ⓘ United States Congress ⓘ
reviews	covered transactions involving foreign persons ⓘ
subjectArea	foreign direct investment ⓘ international economic policy ⓘ national security law ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Export Control Reform Act of 2018 → relatedTo → Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ⓘ

Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance → focusesOn → Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ⓘ

ECRA → relatedTo → Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ⓘ

Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States → abbreviation → CFIUS ⓘ

linked to: Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 → mainSubject → Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ⓘ

Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 → expandsAuthorityOf → Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ⓘ

Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 → implementedBy → Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ⓘ

investment screening working group → relatedTo → U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ⓘ