Source
(Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, title VII, § 721, as added Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5021, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1425; amended Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VIII, § 837(a)–(c), (e), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2463–2465; Pub. L. 102–558, title I, § 163, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4219; Pub. L. 103–359, title VIII, § 809(d), Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3454.)
References in Text
Subsections (c) and (d), referred to in subsecs. (d) and (e), were redesignated subsecs. (d) and (e), respectively, by
Pub. L. 102–484. See 1992 Amendment note below.
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act, referred to in subsec. (e)(2), is title II of
Pub. L. 95–223, Dec. 28, 1977,
91 Stat. 1626, which is classified generally to chapter 35 (§ 1701 et seq.) of Title 50, War and National Defense. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
1701 of Title
50 and Tables.
The date of enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (k)(1), probably means the date of enactment of
Pub. L. 102–558, which enacted subsec. (k) of this section and was approved Oct. 28, 1992.
The National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976, referred to in subsec. (k)(2), is
Pub. L. 94–282, May 11, 1976,
90 Stat. 459, as amended. Title VI of the Act was classified generally to subchapter VI (§ 6681 et seq.) of chapter
79 of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare, and was omitted from the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
6601 of Title
42 and Tables.
Amendments
1994—Subsec. (k)(1)(B).
Pub. L. 103–359 inserted “or directly assisted” after “directed”.
1992—Subsecs. (b) to (e).
Pub. L. 102–484, § 837(a), added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) to (d) as (c) to (e), respectively. Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f).
Subsec. (f).
Pub. L. 102–484, § 837(a)(1), (b), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f) and added pars. (4) and (5). Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g).
Subsec. (g).
Pub. L. 102–484, § 837(c), amended subsec. (g) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (g) read as follows: “If the President determines to take action under subsection (c), the President shall immediately transmit to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives a written report of the action which the President intends to take, including a detailed explanation of the findings made under subsection (d).”
Pub. L. 102–484, § 837(a)(1), redesignated subsec. (f) as (g). Former subsec. (g) redesignated (h).
Subsecs. (h), (i).
Pub. L. 102–484, § 837(a)(1), redesignated subsecs. (g) and (h) as (h) and (i), respectively.
Subsec. (j).
Pub. L. 102–484, § 837(e), added subsec. (j).
Subsec. (k).
Pub. L. 102–558 added subsec. (k).
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by
Pub. L. 102–558 deemed to have become effective Mar. 1, 1992, see section 304 of
Pub. L. 102–558, set out as a note under section
2062 of this Appendix.
Interim Directive Regarding Disposition of Certain Mergers, Acquisitions, and Takeovers
Memorandum of the President of the United States, Oct. 26, 1988,
53 F.R.
43999, provided:
Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, including without limitation Section
301 of Title
3 of the United States Code, the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (
50 App. U.S.C.
2061 et seq.), and the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (
Pub. L. 100–418, August 23, 1988) (the “Act”) [see Tables for classification], it is ordered as follows:
Pending the issuance of an Executive order to implement the Act, the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby designated and empowered to perform the following-described functions of the President: The authority vested in the President by Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended [this section], relative to mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers proposed or pending on or after the date of enactment of the Act [Aug. 23, 1988] by or with foreign persons which could result in foreign control of persons engaged in interstate commerce in the United States.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the Committee on Foreign investment in the United States, established pursuant to Executive Order No. 11858 [
15 U.S.C.
78b note ] and chaired by the representative of the Secretary of the Treasury, to take such actions or make such recommendations as requested by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The delegation provided herein shall terminate, and this interim directive shall be without any further effect, except as may be provided in the Executive order implementing the Act, upon the effective date of such order.
This interim directive shall be published in the Federal Register.
Ronald Reagan.