Determination and Temporary Provisions Pertaining to a Pilot Program To Review Certain Transactions Involving Foreign Persons and Critical Technologies, 51322-51334 [2018-22182]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
• Office of Investment Security

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51322-51334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22182]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Investment Security

31 CFR Part 801

RIN 1505-AC61


Determination and Temporary Provisions Pertaining to a Pilot 
Program To Review Certain Transactions Involving Foreign Persons and 
Critical Technologies

AGENCY: Office of Investment Security, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Interim rule.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This interim rule sets forth the scope of, and procedures for, 
a pilot program of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United 
States (CFIUS, or the Committee) under section 721 of the Defense 
Production Act of 1950, as amended by the Foreign Investment Risk 
Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA). Pursuant to section 1727(c) 
of FIRRMA, this pilot program implements the authorities provided in 
two sections of FIRRMA that did not take effect upon the statute's 
enactment. First, the pilot program expands the scope of transactions 
subject to review by CFIUS to include certain investments involving 
foreign persons and critical technologies. Second, the pilot program 
makes effective FIRRMA's mandatory declarations provision for all 
transactions that fall within the specific scope of the pilot program. 
The pilot program is temporary and will end no later than March 5, 
2020.

DATES: Effective date: These provisions are effective November 10, 
2018.
    Applicability date: See Sec.  801.103.
    Comment date: Written comments must be received by November 10, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the interim rule may be submitted 
through one of two methods:
     Electronic Submission of Comments: Interested persons may 
submit comments electronically through the Federal government 
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Electronic 
submission of comments allows the commenter maximum time to prepare and 
submit a comment, ensures timely receipt, and enables the Department to 
make them available to the public. Comments submitted electronically 
through the https://www.regulations.gov website can be viewed by other 
commenters and interested members of the public.
     Mail: Send to U.S. Department of the Treasury, Attention: 
Thomas Feddo, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investment Security, 1500 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220.
    In general, Treasury will post all comments to www.regulations.gov 
without change, including any business or personal information 
provided, such as names, addresses, email addresses, or telephone 
numbers. All comments received, including attachments and other 
supporting material, will be part of the public record and subject to 
public disclosure. You should only submit information that you wish to 
make publicly available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this interim rule, 
contact: Thomas Feddo, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investment 
Security; Laura Black, Director of Investment Security Policy and 
International Relations; Meena Sharma, Senior Policy Advisor; or 
Juliana Gabrovsky, Policy Advisor, at U.S. Department of the Treasury, 
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220; telephone: (202) 
622-3425; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 
(FIRRMA), Subtitle A of Title XVII of Public Law 115-232 (Aug. 13, 
2018), amended section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA). 
Prior to the enactment of FIRRMA, section 721 of the DPA (section 721) 
authorized the President, acting through the Committee, to review 
mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers by or with any foreign person 
which could result in foreign control of any person engaged in 
interstate commerce in the United States, to determine the effects of 
such transactions on the national security of the United States. FIRRMA 
modified and broadened the authorities of the President and CFIUS under 
section 721 in several ways including, without limitation, by expanding 
the scope of

[[Page 51323]]

foreign investments in the United States subject to national security 
review pursuant to section 721.
    Section 1727(a) of FIRRMA made certain provisions of FIRRMA 
effective immediately upon enactment on August 13, 2018. Section 
1727(b) of FIRRMA, however, delayed the effectiveness of any provision 
of FIRRMA not specified in section 1727(a) until the earlier of: (1) 
The date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of FIRRMA (i.e., 
February 13, 2020); or (2) the date that is 30 days after publication 
in the Federal Register of a determination by the chairperson of CFIUS 
that the regulations, organizational structure, personnel, and other 
resources necessary to administer the new provisions are in place.
    Notwithstanding section 1727(b), section 1727(c) of FIRRMA 
authorizes CFIUS to conduct one or more pilot programs to implement any 
authority provided pursuant to any provision of, or amendment made by, 
FIRRMA that did not take effect immediately upon enactment. Section 
1727(c) states that a pilot program may not commence until the date 
that is 30 days after publication in the Federal Register of a 
determination by the chairperson of CFIUS of the scope of, and 
procedures for, the pilot program. This document and the interim rule 
set forth herein constitute the required determination of the scope of, 
and procedures for, a CFIUS pilot program relating to critical 
technologies pursuant to section 1727(c)(2) of FIRRMA.

II. Waiver of Public Comment Requirement for Temporary Provisions

    The interim rule set forth in this document implements a pilot 
program, pursuant to section 721, relating to foreign investment into 
certain U.S. businesses that produce, design, test, manufacture, 
fabricate, or develop one or more critical technologies. Section 709(a) 
of the DPA (50 U.S.C. 4559(a)) provides that regulations issued under 
the DPA are not subject to the rulemaking requirements of the 
Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Moreover, to the extent that the 
rulemaking requirements of the APA were determined to apply to this 
interim rule, the provisions of the APA requiring notice of proposed 
rulemaking, opportunity for public participation, and delay in 
effective date (5 U.S.C. 553), as well as the provisions of Executive 
Order 13771, are inapplicable because this interim rule involves a 
foreign affairs function of the United States. By its terms, the pilot 
program to be implemented pursuant to this interim rule regulates the 
conduct of foreign persons seeking to acquire certain interests in 
particular U.S. businesses, precisely because the acquisition of such 
interests could harm the strategic national security interests of the 
United States vis-[agrave]-vis other nations.
    Notwithstanding that the rulemaking requirements of the APA do not 
apply to this interim rule, Section 709(b)(1) of the DPA provides that, 
except as otherwise provided in section 709, any regulation issued 
under the DPA must be published in the Federal Register and opportunity 
for public comment must be provided for not less than 30 days, 
consistent with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b).
    Section 709(b)(2) of the DPA (50 U.S.C. 4559(b)(2)), however, 
provides that the requirements of section 709(b)(1) may be waived if: 
(1) The officer authorized to issue the regulation finds that urgent 
and compelling circumstances make compliance with such requirements 
impracticable; (2) the regulation is issued on a temporary basis \1\; 
and (3) the publication of such temporary regulation is accompanied by 
the finding made under (1) (and a brief statement of the reasons for 
such finding) and an opportunity for public comment is provided for not 
less than 30 days before any regulation becomes final.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ Temporary regulations with no specific expiration date are 
``interim rules'' for purposes of Federal Register classification.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The regulations set forth in this document meet the three 
requirements of section 709(b)(2) of the DPA for the reasons below, and 
therefore qualify for waiver of the public comment requirement of 
section 709(b)(1) of the DPA.
    First, as required by section 709(b)(2)(A) of the DPA, and for the 
reasons described in part III, below, the Secretary of the Treasury 
finds, and the Committee agrees, that urgent and compelling 
circumstances make completion of the process for public participation 
in rulemaking set forth in section 709 of the DPA impracticable prior 
to the effectiveness of this interim rule.
    Second, pursuant to section 1727(c)(1) of FIRRMA, the authority for 
a pilot program is time limited to no more than 570 days following the 
date of FIRRMA's enactment, making any FIRRMA pilot program inherently 
temporary. Consistent with that limitation and the requirement of 
section 709(b)(2)(B) of the DPA, these regulations are issued on a 
temporary basis. Section 801.101 sets forth the duration of the pilot 
program regulations.
    Third, consistent with the requirement of section 709(b)(2)(C) of 
the DPA, if the Committee intends to make the provisions of this 
interim rule final, CFIUS will complete the process for public 
participation in rulemaking set forth in section 709 of the DPA in 
conjunction with the issuance of a final rule.
    Given the pilot program's scope and objectives, considering and 
responding to public comments prior to the effectiveness of this 
interim rule would be inconsistent with U.S. foreign affairs interests 
because it would delay the effective date of the pilot program, which 
could provide threat actors with time to harm U.S. national security by 
quickly acquiring U.S. critical technologies, contrary to the urgent 
and compelling circumstances justifying this program, as discussed 
below.
    As a result, the Committee is providing an immediate opportunity 
for public comment on this interim rule and will consider and address 
such comments in the process of promulgating any final rule, consistent 
with section 709(b)(3) of the DPA. This approach appropriately balances 
the urgency of the pilot program with the need for public participation 
in the formulation of any final rule.

III. Urgent and Compelling Circumstances for the Pilot Program

    The passage of FIRRMA was based upon concerns that, as noted at 
section 1702(b)(4) of FIRRMA, ``the national security landscape has 
shifted in recent years, and so has the nature of the investments that 
pose the greatest potential risk to national security. . . .'' FIRRMA 
provides CFIUS time to develop the resources and regulations necessary 
to administer all of FIRRMA's provisions before the statute becomes 
fully effective. Notwithstanding this, FIRRMA also provides the 
authority for pilot programs and, in doing so, recognizes the need to 
immediately assess and address significant risks to national security 
posed by some foreign investments.
    In order to be effective in identifying and addressing these 
national security risks, FIRRMA recognizes that there may be 
circumstances in which the Committee deems it appropriate to require 
mandatory declarations for specific types of transactions. This pilot 
program establishes mandatory declarations for certain transactions 
involving investments by foreign persons in certain U.S. businesses 
that produce, design, test, manufacture, fabricate, or develop one or 
more critical technologies. The purpose of the pilot program is to 
assess and address

[[Page 51324]]

ongoing risks to the national security of the United States resulting 
from two urgent and compelling circumstances: (1) The ability and 
willingness of some foreign parties to obtain equity interests in U.S. 
businesses in order to affect certain decisions regarding, or to obtain 
certain information relating to, critical technologies; and (2) the 
rapid pace of technological change in certain U.S. industries. The 
Committee has developed this pilot program without exempting any 
country from the mandatory declaration requirement in order to 
understand and examine, in a comprehensive manner, the nature of 
foreign direct investment as it relates to critical technologies and 
the pilot program industries. Further, foreign investors that may 
present national security concerns are becoming increasingly 
sophisticated in structuring investments in a manner that may obfuscate 
those concerns, including by utilizing entities in other jurisdictions. 
As a result, CFIUS is implementing this pilot program on a global 
basis. The pilot program will inform the full implementation of FIRRMA, 
including the Committee's approach with respect to the country 
specification provision in FIRRMA.
    Technological superiority has long underpinned the United States' 
military strategy and national security innovation base. The 
Administration supports protecting our national security from emerging 
risks while maintaining an open investment policy. Although the vast 
majority of foreign direct investment in the United States provides 
economic benefits to our nation--including the promotion of economic 
growth, productivity, competitiveness, and job creation--some foreign 
direct investment threatens to undermine the technological superiority 
that is critical to U.S. national security. Specifically, the threat to 
critical technology industries is more significant than ever as some 
foreign parties seek, through various means, to acquire sensitive 
technologies with relevance for U.S. national security. Foreign 
investment in U.S. critical technologies has grown significantly in the 
past decade, and an enhanced framework is needed to address the 
potential impacts of this growth on U.S. national security.
    Prior to FIRRMA, CFIUS's authorities did not sufficiently address 
the new and emerging risks that foreign direct investment can pose to 
U.S. technological superiority. For example, foreign investors do not 
need to acquire a controlling interest in order to affect certain 
decisions made by, or obtain certain information from, a U.S. business 
with respect to the use, development, acquisition, or release of 
critical technology. CFIUS's authorities, however, only applied to 
transactions that could result in foreign control of a U.S. business. 
Consequently, CFIUS had no authority to prevent a foreign entity from 
acquiring a non-controlling interest in a U.S. business that produces, 
designs, tests, manufactures, fabricates, or develops one or more 
critical technologies. FIRRMA provides CFIUS new authorities to address 
the national security concerns that may arise from these investments, 
but those authorities were not immediately effective upon FIRRMA's 
enactment.
    Together, the pace of technological change in certain critical 
technology industries, the significant growth in foreign investment in 
certain industries relevant to national security, and the current 
inability of CFIUS to examine certain non-controlling transactions 
creates urgent and compelling circumstances for the pilot program that 
make completion of the process for public participation in rulemaking 
set forth in section 709 of the DPA impracticable prior to the 
effectiveness of this interim rule. Implementing the pilot program 
expeditiously is necessary both to protect critical technologies and to 
evaluate how best to implement certain aspects of FIRRMA in the long-
term. The temporary nature of the pilot program and the short timeframe 
within which to gather data to help inform the full implementation of 
FIRRMA compel a rapid implementation of this interim rule. Delaying 
effectiveness of the interim rule would create an unacceptable risk of 
erosion of U.S. technological superiority. Without immediate action, 
foreign parties will be able to influence the use of, and decisions 
made by U.S. businesses with respect to, critical technologies through 
the types of investments FIRRMA is intended to address. The list of 
pilot program industries identified in Annex A has been carefully 
developed by the U.S. government to narrowly scope the pilot program to 
include only those industries in which the threat of erosion of 
technological superiority from some foreign direct investment requires 
immediate action. As noted above, the Committee invites comments on 
this interim rule, will consider any comments received, and if the 
Committee intends to make the provisions of this interim rule final, 
will include in any final rule responses to such comments.
    Notwithstanding the issuance of this interim rule, the regulations 
at part 800 remain in effect.

IV. Discussion of the Pilot Program Interim Rule

Subpart-by-Subpart Overview of the Pilot Program Interim Rule

    The interim rule builds upon existing rules governing CFIUS's 
review of transactions for national security considerations and adds a 
pilot program with two purposes. First, the pilot program expands the 
scope of transactions subject to review by CFIUS to include 
transactions subject to a portion of FIRRMA's ``other investments'' 
provision. Second, the pilot program makes effective FIRRMA's mandatory 
declarations provision for transactions that fall within the specific 
scope of the pilot program. The scope, procedures, and terms used in 
the pilot program are specific to the pilot program and subject to 
change in the proposed final rule implementing FIRRMA. The following 
discussion provides an overview of each subpart of the interim rule.
Subpart A
    Subpart A sets forth the scope of the pilot program, its 
applicability based on the timing of certain events relating to a 
transaction, and the effect of the pilot program on other laws. FIRRMA 
authorizes the Committee to conduct one or more pilot programs to 
implement any authority provided pursuant to any provision of, or 
amendment made by, FIRRMA that did not take effect on the date of its 
enactment. This pilot program expands the scope of transactions subject 
to review by CFIUS to include certain investments by foreign persons in 
certain U.S. businesses that produce, design, test, manufacture, 
fabricate, or develop one or more critical technologies. The pilot 
program also requires the submission of declarations with basic 
information regarding certain covered transactions, unless the parties 
elect to file a notice instead. The purpose of implementing a pilot 
program addressing these areas is to confront the rapid changes in 
certain critical technology industries, the significant growth of 
certain types of foreign investment in those industries, and the 
current inability of CFIUS to review non-controlling transactions, 
which creates an unacceptable risk of undermining U.S. technological 
superiority in industries with national security implications. The 
regulations in this interim rule supplement existing regulations 
implementing section 721 of the DPA, which remain in effect. Consistent 
with section 1727(c)(1) of FIRRMA, the pilot program implemented 
through these regulations

[[Page 51325]]

will end no later than March 5, 2020, the date that is 570 days after 
the enactment of FIRRMA. These regulations will be amended, replaced, 
or removed no later than the date on which the pilot program ends.
    As set forth in section 801.103(b), these regulations do not apply 
to transactions for which the completion date is prior to the pilot 
program effective date, or transactions for which the parties have 
executed a binding written agreement or other document establishing the 
material terms of the transaction prior to October 11, 2018.
    Consistent with CFIUS's existing regulations under part 800, the 
pilot program does not affect or limit other authorities of the 
government.
Subpart B
    Subpart B sets forth defined terms used in the remainder of the 
pilot program regulations. The following discussion describes several 
key terms from subpart B.
    Section 801.203. FIRRMA defines the term ``investment'' as 
including the acquisition of a ``contingent equity interest,'' but does 
not define the term ``contingent equity interest.'' The pilot program 
interim rule provides a definition for the term contingent equity 
interest.
    Section 801.204. The term critical technologies is defined 
consistent with the definition set forth in FIRRMA.
    Section 801.206. The term investment is defined consistent with the 
definition set forth in FIRRMA.
    Section 801.207. FIRRMA provides clarification that certain types 
of investments by foreign persons as limited partners or the equivalent 
on an advisory board or a committee of an investment fund will not be 
considered ``other investments'' for the purposes of FIRRMA, as 
reflected in section 801.304 of these regulations. The term investment 
fund is defined in subpart B by reference to the Investment Company Act 
of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.).
    Section 801.208. In this interim rule, the Committee is 
implementing the portion of the definition of the term material 
nonpublic technical information in FIRRMA that is related to critical 
technologies. The portion of FIRRMA's definition of the term ``material 
nonpublic technical information'' that relates to critical 
infrastructure is not part of this pilot program.
    Section 801.209. The term pilot program covered investment 
implements most of the definition of ``other investment'' in FIRRMA. 
The pilot program, however, does not implement a portion of the third 
part of the ``other investment'' definition in FIRRMA regarding 
involvement, other than through voting of shares, in substantive 
decisionmaking regarding sensitive personal data of U.S. citizens or 
critical infrastructure.
    Section 801.210. The term pilot program covered transaction 
includes the new concept of ``pilot program covered investment,'' 
described above. The term pilot program covered transaction also 
includes transactions that could result in foreign control of a U.S. 
business, consistent with the language in FIRRMA, but only to the 
extent that the U.S. business is a pilot program U.S. business.
    Section 801.213. The term pilot program U.S. business includes any 
U.S. business that produces, designs, tests, manufactures, fabricates, 
or develops a critical technology that is either utilized in connection 
with the U.S. business's activity in one or more pilot program 
industries, or designed by the U.S. business specifically for use in 
one or more pilot program industries. For purposes of the pilot 
program, this definition has been narrowly scoped to allow CFIUS to 
assess and address the foreign investment transactions most likely to 
raise concerns regarding the technological superiority of the United 
States in industries of national security importance.
Subpart C
    Subpart C describes the coverage of the pilot program with a focus 
on pilot program covered investments. The analysis as to whether a 
transaction could result in control of a pilot program U.S. business by 
a foreign person generally follows the same analysis as under part 800, 
with the additional requirement that the U.S. business in question must 
be a pilot program U.S. business. The examples provided throughout 
subpart C are intended to illustrate the application of the definitions 
to the particular hypothetical situations. The examples are presented 
for the purpose of aiding the understanding of readers. They neither 
limit the definitions set forth in subpart B nor exhaust the scenarios 
to which such definitions could apply.
    Subpart C illustrates that, where CFIUS has concluded all action 
under section 721 for a pilot program covered investment (regardless of 
whether the notification was made through a declaration or a notice), 
any incremental investment that meets the requirements of section 
801.209, even if involving the same foreign person in the same pilot 
program U.S. business, will nevertheless be a pilot program covered 
investment and subject to this pilot program.
    Subpart C also implements portions of section 1703 of FIRRMA that 
limit the application of CFIUS authority over certain types of 
investment fund investments and provides an explicit exception for 
investments involving air carriers.
Subpart D
    Subpart D requires that the parties to a pilot program covered 
transaction submit to the Committee a declaration regarding the 
transaction, unless the parties elect to submit a written notice 
pursuant to subpart E instead. Generally, mandatory declarations must 
be made at least 45 days before the expected completion date of the 
transaction. As noted in section 801.401(d), the regulatory safe harbor 
described in section 800.204(e) is not available for pilot program 
covered transactions for which the Committee completes all action under 
section 721 on the basis of a declaration, irrespective of whether the 
transaction could result in foreign control of a U.S. business. Any 
subsequent or incremental acquisition that constitutes a pilot program 
covered transaction must be submitted to CFIUS through a notice or 
declaration. For the avoidance of doubt, transactions that could result 
in control of a pilot program U.S. business by a foreign person and 
that are filed as a written notice, and for which the Committee 
completes all action under section 721, would receive the benefit of 
the regulatory safe harbor described in section 800.204(e).
    FIRRMA distinguishes declarations from notices in three primary 
respects: (1) The length of the submission; (2) the time for CFIUS's 
consideration of the submission; and (3) the Committee's options for 
disposition of the submission. The interim rule recognizes these 
distinctions in the manner described below.
    First, section 801.403 sets forth the information required in a 
declaration, which is consistent with FIRRMA's requirement that CFIUS 
establish declarations as ``abbreviated notices that would not 
generally exceed 5 pages in length.'' As part of the declaration 
process, parties will have the opportunity to voluntarily stipulate 
that the transaction is a pilot program covered transaction and, if so, 
whether the transaction could result in control of a pilot program U.S. 
business by a foreign person and whether the transaction is a foreign-
government controlled transaction. Such stipulations would streamline 
certain aspects of CFIUS's review of a declaration, thereby reducing 
the burden on CFIUS and potentially

[[Page 51326]]

leading to a faster resolution for the submitting parties.
    Second, consistent with FIRRMA, section 801.404 requires that the 
Committee take action on a declaration within 30 days of the 
Committee's receipt of the declaration from the Staff Chairperson. The 
Staff Chairperson will circulate the declaration to the Committee after 
inspecting the declaration and determining it to be complete. This 
implements FIRRMA's distinction that CFIUS complete review of a notice 
within 45 days and take action upon a declaration within 30 days.
    Finally, section 801.407 implements FIRRMA's mandate that the 
Committee take one of four actions with respect to a declaration: (1) 
Request that the parties file a notice; (2) inform the parties that 
CFIUS cannot complete action under section 721 on the basis of the 
declaration, and that they may file a notice to seek written 
notification from the Committee that the Committee has completed all 
action under section 721 with respect to the transaction; (3) initiate 
a unilateral review of the transaction through an agency notice; or (4) 
notify the parties that CFIUS has completed all action under section 
721.
    Section 801.407 also makes clear that parties may not submit more 
than one declaration for the same or a substantially similar 
transaction without approval from the Staff Chairperson. The purpose of 
this is to avoid situations where, due to the abbreviated information 
requests, a party or parties file a declaration even before the 
material terms of a transaction have been agreed upon, subsequently 
complete their negotiations, and attempt to withdraw and resubmit a new 
declaration for the same or a substantially similar transaction.
    The distinctions between notices and declarations outlined here--
that is, the complexity of the submission and the parties' desired 
timing--underpin the primary interrelated factors that parties should 
consider when determining whether a pilot program covered transaction 
is best notified to the Committee through a declaration or a notice.
    As noted above, the scope, procedures, and certain terms used in 
the pilot program are specific to the pilot program and subject to 
change in the proposed final rule implementing FIRRMA.
Subpart E
    Subpart E generally applies the existing CFIUS procedural 
regulations in part 800 to notices of pilot program covered 
transactions. This subpart recognizes that parties, at their 
discretion, may elect to file a notice for a pilot program covered 
transaction instead of a declaration. The purpose of the subpart is to 
clarify that, where parties elect to file a notice instead of a 
declaration, or file a notice for a pilot program covered transaction 
following the Committee's action on a declaration, the procedural 
elements of CFIUS's existing regulations under part 800 generally will 
apply to that notice. Certain additional information will be required 
from the parties with respect to any pilot program covered investment 
notified to the Committee through a notice.
    For the avoidance of doubt, while the pilot program implements 
certain provisions of FIRRMA that allow CFIUS to review certain non-
controlling transactions involving critical technology in specified 
industries, it does not change CFIUS's analysis with respect to a 
transaction that could result in foreign control of a U.S. business 
under the regulations at part 800.
    Additionally, a party (or parties) to a pilot program covered 
transaction that has filed a written notice pursuant to section 
800.401(a) regarding the transaction may not submit to the Committee a 
declaration regarding the same transaction, or a substantially similar 
transaction, without the approval of the Staff Chairperson. The purpose 
of the declaration is to allow for an assessment of certain information 
relating to certain transactions that may not, because of the scope and 
other factors, necessitate the collection of all of the information set 
forth in section 800.402(c). As noted above, parties should consider 
whether the transaction is of the type that would be appropriate for a 
declaration, or whether it would be more appropriate to notify the 
Committee of the transaction by filing a written notice.
Subpart F
    Subpart F implements authorities provided pursuant to, and 
amendments made by, FIRRMA.

Executive Order 12866

    These regulations are not subject to the general requirements of 
Executive Order 12866 because they relate to a foreign affairs function 
of the United States pursuant to section 3(d)(2) of that order.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The collection of information contained in this rule has been 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) and assigned 
control number 1505-0121. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, an agency 
may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, 
a collection of information unless it displays a valid control number 
assigned by the Office of Management and Budget.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 
generally requires an agency to prepare a regulatory flexibility 
analysis, unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 
The RFA applies when an agency is required to publish a general notice 
of proposed rulemaking under section 553(b) of the APA, or any other 
law. As set forth below, because regulations issued pursuant to the DPA 
are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of the APA, or other law 
requiring the publication of a general notice of proposed rulemaking, 
the RFA does not apply.
    This interim rule implements section 721 of the DPA. Section 709(a) 
of the DPA provides that the regulations issued under it are not 
subject to the rulemaking requirements of the APA. Section 709(b)(1) 
instead provides that any regulation issued under the DPA be published 
in the Federal Register and opportunity for public comment be provided 
for not less than 30 days. (Notwithstanding the notice requirements of 
section 709(b)(1), section 709(b)(2) of the DPA waives the DPA's public 
comment provision for temporary provisions. As discussed in part II 
above, this interim rule implements a pilot program and is issued 
pursuant to the section 709(b)(2) waiver provision.) Section 709(b)(3) 
of the DPA also provides that all comments received during the public 
comment period be considered and the publication of the final 
regulation contain written responses to such comments. Consistent with 
the plain text of the DPA, legislative history confirms that Congress 
intended that regulations under the DPA be exempt from the notice and 
comment provisions of the APA and instead provided that the agency 
include a statement that interested parties were consulted in the 
formulation of the final regulation. See H.R. Conf. Rep. No. 102-1028, 
at 42 (1992) and H.R. Rep. No. 102-208 pt. 1, at 28 (1991). The limited 
public participation procedures described in the DPA do not require a 
general notice of proposed rulemaking as set forth in the RFA. Further, 
the mechanisms for

[[Page 51327]]

publication and public participation are sufficiently different to 
distinguish the DPA procedures from a rule that requires a general 
notice of proposed rulemaking. In providing the President with expanded 
authority to suspend or prohibit the acquisition, merger, or takeover 
of, or certain other investments in, a domestic firm by a foreign firm 
if such action would threaten to impair the national security, Congress 
could not have contemplated that regulations implementing such 
authority would be subject to RFA analysis. For these reasons, the RFA 
does not apply to these regulations.

List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 801

    Foreign investments in the United States, Investigations, National 
defense, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

0
Accordingly, under the authority provided by section 1727(c) of FIRRMA, 
for the reasons stated in the preamble, the Department of the Treasury 
amends 31 CFR chapter VIII by adding part 801 as follows:

PART 801--PILOT PROGRAM TO REVIEW CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING 
FOREIGN PERSONS AND CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES

Subpart A--General
Sec.
801.101 Scope.
801.102 Effect on other law.
801.103 Applicability rule.
Subpart B--Definitions
801.201 General.
801.202 Completion date.
801.203 Contingent equity interest.
801.204 Critical technologies.
801.205 FIRRMA.
801.206 Investment.
801.207 Investment fund.
801.208 Material nonpublic technical information.
801.209 Pilot program covered investment.
801.210 Pilot program covered transaction.
801.211 Pilot program effective date.
801.212 Pilot program industry.
801.213 Pilot program U.S. business.
801.214 Unaffiliated pilot program U.S. business.
Subpart C--Pilot Program Covered Transactions
801.301 Control.
801.302 Transactions that are pilot program covered transactions.
801.303 Transactions that are not pilot program covered 
transactions.
801.304 Treatment of certain investment fund investments.
801.305 Exception for air carriers.
801.306 Timing rule for contingent equity interests.
Subpart D--Mandatory Declarations Under the Pilot Program
801.401 Mandatory declarations under the pilot program.
801.402 Procedures for declarations under the pilot program.
801.403 Contents of declarations under the pilot program.
801.404 Beginning of thirty-day period.
801.405 General.
801.406 Rejection, disposition, or withdrawal of declarations.
801.407 Committee actions.
801.408 Confidentiality.
801.409 Penalties.
Subpart E--Notice of Pilot Program Covered Transaction
801.501 Notice of pilot program covered transactions.
801.502 Applicability of part 800.
801.503 Additional contents of written notice.
801.504 Agency notice of pilot program covered transactions.
Subpart F--Implementation of Certain Authority Provided in FIRRMA
801.601 Implementation of certain authority regarding covered 
transactions.
801.602 Implementation of certain authority regarding mandatory 
declarations.

Annex A to Part 801--Industries

    Authority:  50 U.S.C. 4565; Pub. L. 115-232.

Subpart A--General


Sec.  801.101   Scope.

    The regulations in this part implement a pilot program in 
accordance with section 1727(c) of the Foreign Investment Risk Review 
Modernization Act of 2018. Pursuant to section 1727(c), the pilot 
program implements authorities provided in certain provisions of, or 
amendments made by, the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization 
Act of 2018 that did not take effect on the date of its enactment. This 
pilot program expands the scope of transactions reviewable by CFIUS to 
include certain investments by foreign persons in certain U.S. 
businesses that produce, design, test, manufacture, fabricate, or 
develop one or more critical technologies. The pilot program also 
requires that parties to a pilot program covered transaction notify 
CFIUS of the transaction by either submitting a declaration or filing a 
written notice. The regulations in this part supplement the existing 
regulations implementing section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 
1950, as amended, under part 800 to Title 31 CFR Chapter VIII, which 
remain in effect. The pilot program implemented through these 
regulations will end no later than the date on which the full 
regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review 
Modernization Act of 2018 become effective, and in no event later than 
the date that is 570 days after the enactment of the Foreign Investment 
Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018. These regulations will be 
amended, replaced, or removed no later than the date on which the pilot 
program ends.


Sec.  801.102   Effect on other law.

    Unless otherwise indicated, nothing in this part shall be construed 
as altering or affecting any other authority, process, regulation, 
investigation, enforcement measure, or review provided by or 
established under any other provision of federal law, including the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), or 
any other authority of the President or the Congress under the 
Constitution of the United States.


Sec.  801.103  Applicability rule.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section and 
otherwise in this part, the regulations in this part apply from the 
pilot program effective date.
    (b) The regulations in this part do not apply to any transaction 
for which:
    (1) The completion date is prior to the pilot program effective 
date; or
    (2) The following has occurred before October 11, 2018:
    (i) The parties to the transaction have executed a binding written 
agreement or other document establishing the material terms of the 
transaction;
    (ii) A party has made a public offer to shareholders to buy shares 
of a pilot program U.S. business; or
    (iii) A shareholder has solicited proxies in connection with an 
election of the board of directors of a pilot program U.S. business or 
has requested the conversion of convertible voting securities.

Subpart B--Definitions


Sec.  801.201  General.

    Unless otherwise indicated, terms used in the regulations in this 
part that are defined in Sec. Sec.  800.201 through 800.228 of this 
chapter have the meanings set forth therein.


Sec.  801.202  Completion date.

    The term completion date means, with respect to a transaction, the 
date upon which an ownership interest, including a contingent equity 
interest, is conveyed, assigned, delivered, or otherwise transferred to 
a person, or a change in rights occurs.

[[Page 51328]]

Sec.  801.203  Contingent equity interest.

    The term contingent equity interest means a financial instrument 
that currently does not entitle its owner or holder to voting rights 
but is convertible into an equity interest with voting rights.


Sec.  801.204   Critical technologies.

    The term critical technologies means the following:
    (a) Defense articles or defense services included on the United 
States Munitions List set forth in the International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR parts 120-130).
    (b) Items included on the Commerce Control List set forth in 
Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export Administration Regulations 
(EAR) (15 CFR parts 730-774) and controlled:
    (1) Pursuant to multilateral regimes, including for reasons 
relating to national security, chemical and biological weapons 
proliferation, nuclear nonproliferation, or missile technology; or
    (2) For reasons relating to regional stability or surreptitious 
listening.
    (c) Specially designed and prepared nuclear equipment, parts and 
components, materials, software, and technology covered by 10 CFR part 
810 (relating to assistance to foreign atomic energy activities).
    (d) Nuclear facilities, equipment, and material covered by 10 CFR 
part 110 (relating to export and import of nuclear equipment and 
material).
    (e) Select agents and toxins covered by 7 CFR part 331, 9 CFR part 
121, or 42 CFR part 73.
    (f) Emerging and foundational technologies controlled pursuant to 
section 1758 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.


Sec.  801.205   FIRRMA.

    The term FIRRMA means the Foreign Investment Risk Review 
Modernization Act of 2018, Subtitle A of Title XVII of Public Law 115-
232 (Aug. 13, 2018).


Sec.  801.206   Investment.

    The term investment means the acquisition of equity interest, 
including contingent equity interest.


Sec.  801.207  Investment fund.

    The term investment fund means any entity that is an ``investment 
company,'' as defined in section 3(a) of the Investment Company Act of 
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.), or would be an ``investment company'' 
but for one or more of the exemptions provided in section 3(b) or 3(c) 
thereunder.


Sec.  801.208   Material nonpublic technical information.

    (a) The term material nonpublic technical information means 
information that is not available in the public domain, and is 
necessary to design, fabricate, develop, test, produce, or manufacture 
critical technologies, including processes, techniques, or methods.
    (b) The term material nonpublic technical information does not 
include financial information regarding the performance of an entity.


Sec.  801.209   Pilot program covered investment.

    The term pilot program covered investment means an investment, 
direct or indirect, by a foreign person in an unaffiliated pilot 
program U.S. business that could not result in control by a foreign 
person of a pilot program U.S. business and that affords the foreign 
person:
    (a) Access to any material nonpublic technical information in the 
possession of the pilot program U.S. business;
    (b) Membership or observer rights on the board of directors or 
equivalent governing body of the pilot program U.S. business or the 
right to nominate an individual to a position on the board of directors 
or equivalent governing body of the pilot program U.S. business; or
    (c) Any involvement, other than through voting of shares, in 
substantive decisionmaking of the pilot program U.S. business regarding 
the use, development, acquisition, or release of critical technology.


Sec.  801.210   Pilot program covered transaction.

    The term pilot program covered transaction means:
    (a) Any pilot program covered investment; or
    (b) Any transaction by or with any foreign person that could result 
in foreign control of any pilot program U.S. business, including such a 
transaction carried out through a joint venture.


Sec.  801.211   Pilot program effective date.

    The term pilot program effective date means November 10, 2018.


Sec.  801.212  Pilot program industry.

    The term pilot program industry means any industry identified in 
Annex A to part 801 by reference to the North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS).


Sec.  801.213  Pilot program U.S. business.

    The term pilot program U.S. business means any U.S. business that 
produces, designs, tests, manufactures, fabricates, or develops a 
critical technology that is:
    (a) Utilized in connection with the U.S. business's activity in one 
or more pilot program industries; or
    (b) Designed by the U.S. business specifically for use in one or 
more pilot program industries.


Sec.  801.214   Unaffiliated pilot program U.S. business.

    The term unaffiliated pilot program U.S. business means, with 
respect to a foreign person, a pilot program U.S. business in which 
that foreign person does not directly hold more than fifty percent of 
the outstanding voting interest or have the right to appoint more than 
half of the members of the board of directors or equivalent governing 
body.

Subpart C--Pilot Program Covered Transactions


Sec.  801.301   Control.

    For the sole purpose of determining whether a transaction could 
result in control of a pilot program U.S. business by a foreign person, 
the provisions set forth in subpart C of this part (excluding Sec.  
800.302(b) of this chapter and the examples thereunder) regarding 
covered transactions shall apply to any pilot program covered 
transaction declared to the Committee pursuant to Sec.  801.401 or 
notified to the Committee pursuant to Sec.  801.501.


Sec.  801.302  Transactions that are pilot program covered 
transactions.

    Transactions that are pilot program covered transactions include, 
without limitation:
    (a) A transaction that meets the requirements of Sec.  801.209, 
irrespective of the percentage of voting interest acquired.

    Example 1. Corporation A, a foreign person, proposes to acquire 
a four percent, non-controlling equity interest in Corporation B. 
Corporation B is a U.S. business that manufactures a critical 
technology as part of its business in a pilot program industry. 
Corporation B is therefore a pilot program U.S. business. Pursuant 
to the terms of the investment, a designee of Corporation A will 
have the right to observe the meetings of the board of directors of 
Corporation B. The proposed transaction is a pilot program covered 
investment and therefore a pilot program covered transaction.

    Example 2. Corporation A, a foreign person, proposes to acquire 
a four percent, non-controlling equity interest in Corporation B, a 
pilot program U.S. business as described above. Pursuant to the 
terms of the investment, Corporation A has approval rights with 
respect to Corporation B's licensing of a critical technology to 
third parties. Corporation A is therefore involved

[[Page 51329]]

in substantive decisionmaking with respect to Corporation B and the 
proposed transaction is a pilot program covered investment and a 
pilot program covered transaction.

    (b) A transaction that meets the requirements of Sec.  801.209, 
irrespective of the fact that the Committee concluded all action under 
section 721 for a previous pilot program covered investment by the same 
foreign person in the same pilot program U.S. business, where such 
transaction involves the acquisition of access or rights described by 
Sec.  801.209 in addition to those notified to the Committee in the 
transaction for which the Committee previously concluded action.

    Example. The Committee concludes all action under section 721 
with respect to a pilot program covered investment by Corporation A, 
a foreign person, in which Corporation A acquires a four percent, 
non-controlling equity interest with board observer rights in 
Corporation B, a pilot program U.S. business. One year later, 
Corporation A proposes to acquire an additional five percent equity 
interest in Corporation B, resulting in Corporation A holding a nine 
percent, non-controlling equity interest in Corporation B. Pursuant 
to the terms of the additional investment, Corporation A will be 
provided access to material nonpublic technical information in the 
possession of Corporation B to which Corporation A did not 
previously have access. The proposed transaction is a pilot program 
covered investment and therefore a pilot program covered transaction 
because the transaction involves both an acquisition of an equity 
interest in a pilot program U.S. business and a new right to access 
material nonpublic technical information.

    (c) A transaction that meets the requirements of Sec.  801.209, 
irrespective of the fact that the critical technology produced, 
designed, tested, manufactured, fabricated, or developed by the pilot 
program U.S. business became controlled pursuant to section 1758 of the 
Export Control Reform Act of 2018 after the pilot program effective 
date, unless any of the criteria set forth in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) 
through (b)(2)(iii) of Sec.  801.103 is satisfied with respect to the 
transaction prior to the critical technology becoming controlled 
pursuant to section 1758 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.

    Example. Corporation A, a foreign person, has executed a written 
agreement establishing the material terms of a proposed non-
controlling investment in Corporation B, a pilot program U.S. 
business. The proposed investment will afford Corporation A access 
to material nonpublic technical information in the possession of 
Corporation B. The only controlled technology produced, designed, 
tested, manufactured, fabricated, or developed by Corporation B 
became controlled pursuant to section 1758 of the Export Control 
Reform Act of 2018 after the pilot program effective date but prior 
to the date upon which the written agreement establishing the 
material terms of the investment was executed. The proposed 
transaction is a pilot program covered investment and therefore a 
pilot program covered transaction.

    (d) A transaction by or with any foreign person that could result 
in foreign control of any pilot program U.S. business.

    Example. Corporation A, a foreign person, acquires a 40 percent 
interest and the ability to determine important matters with respect 
to Corporation B, a U.S. pilot program business. The proposed 
transaction is a pilot program covered transaction.


Sec.  801.303  Transactions that are not pilot program covered 
transactions.

    Transactions that are not pilot program covered transactions 
include, without limitation:
    (a) An investment by a foreign person in a U.S. business that 
manufactures a technology that it utilizes in connection with its 
activity in one or more pilot program industries, but does not produce, 
design, test, manufacture, fabricate, or develop one or more critical 
technologies.

    Example. Corporation A, a foreign person, proposes to acquire a 
four percent, non-controlling equity interest in Corporation B, a 
U.S. business that operates in a pilot program industry. Pursuant to 
the terms of the investment, a designee of Corporation A will have 
the right to observe the meetings of the board of directors of 
Corporation B. Corporation B does not produce, design, test, 
manufacture, fabricate, or develop any critical technology. Assuming 
no other relevant facts, the proposed transaction is not a pilot 
program covered transaction.

    (b) An investment by a foreign person in a pilot program U.S. 
business that does not afford the foreign person any of the rights 
specified in paragraphs (a), (b), or (c) of Sec.  801.209 or any 
control rights.

    Example. The Committee concluded all action under section 721 
with respect to a pilot program covered transaction in which 
Corporation A, a foreign person, acquired a four percent, non-
controlling equity interest with board observer rights in 
Corporation B, a pilot program U.S. business. One year later, 
Corporation A proposes to acquire an additional five percent equity 
interest in Corporation B, which would result in Corporation A 
holding a nine percent, non-controlling equity interest in 
Corporation B. The proposed investment does not afford Corporation A 
any additional rights with respect to Corporation B, including the 
rights specified in Sec.  801.209. Assuming no other relevant facts, 
the proposed transaction is not a pilot program covered transaction.

    (c) A transaction that results or could result in control by a 
foreign person of a U.S. business that is not a pilot program U.S. 
business.

    Example. Corporation A, a foreign person, proposes to purchase 
all of the shares of Corporation B, which is a U.S. business that 
operates in a pilot program industry but does not produce, design, 
test, manufacture, fabricate, or develop any critical technology. As 
the sole owner, Corporation A will have the right to elect directors 
and appoint other primary officers of Corporation B. Assuming no 
other relevant facts, the proposed transaction is not a pilot 
program covered transaction. It is, however, a covered transaction 
(see Sec.  800.301 of this chapter).


Sec.  801.304  Treatment of certain investment fund investments.

    (a) An indirect investment by a foreign person in a pilot program 
U.S. business through an investment fund that affords the foreign 
person (or a designee of the foreign person) membership as a limited 
partner or equivalent on an advisory board or a committee of the fund 
shall not be considered a pilot program covered transaction with 
respect to the foreign person if:
    (1) The fund is managed exclusively by a general partner, a 
managing member, or an equivalent;
    (2) The foreign person is not the general partner, managing member, 
or equivalent;
    (3) The advisory board or committee does not have the ability to 
approve, disapprove, or otherwise control:
    (i) Investment decisions of the investment fund; or
    (ii) Decisions made by the general partner, managing member, or 
equivalent related to entities in which the investment fund is 
invested;
    (4) The foreign person does not otherwise have the ability to 
control the investment fund, including the authority:
    (i) To approve, disapprove, or otherwise control investment 
decisions of the investment fund;
    (ii) To approve, disapprove, or otherwise control decisions made by 
the general partner, managing member, or equivalent related to entities 
in which the investment fund is invested; or
    (iii) To unilaterally dismiss, prevent the dismissal of, select, or 
determine the compensation of the general partner, managing member, or 
equivalent;
    (5) The foreign person does not have access to material nonpublic 
technical information as a result of its participation on the advisory 
board or committee; and
    (6) The investment otherwise meets the requirements of paragraph 
(4)(D) of subsection (a) of section 721 made effective by part 801.
    (b) For the purposes of paragraphs (a)(3) and (4), and except as 
provided in

[[Page 51330]]

paragraph (c) of this section, a waiver of a potential conflict of 
interest, a waiver of an allocation limitation, or a similar activity, 
applicable to a transaction pursuant to the terms of an agreement 
governing an investment fund shall not be considered to constitute 
control of investment decisions of the investment fund or decisions 
relating to entities in which the investment fund is invested.
    (c) In extraordinary circumstances, the Committee may consider the 
waiver of a potential conflict of interest, the waiver of an allocation 
limitation, or a similar activity, applicable to a transaction pursuant 
to the terms of an agreement governing an investment fund, to 
constitute control of investment decisions of the investment fund or 
decisions relating to entities in which the investment fund is 
invested.

    Example 1. Corporation A, a foreign person, makes an investment 
in an investment fund as a limited partner. The investment confers 
membership on an advisory board of the investment fund. The 
investment fund holds 100 percent of the ownership interests in a 
pilot program U.S. business. Corporation A will have the right to 
approve decisions made by the general partner with respect to the 
use and development of the critical technologies produced by the 
pilot program U.S. business. This transaction is a pilot program 
covered transaction.
    Example 2. Corporation A, a foreign person, makes an investment 
in an investment fund as a limited partner. The investment confers 
membership on an advisory board of the investment fund. The 
investment fund holds 100 percent of the ownership interests in a 
pilot program U.S. business. Corporation A is not the general 
partner that wholly manages the investment fund. Corporation A lacks 
any ability to control the investment fund or its decisions. As a 
member of the advisory board, Corporation A has the right to vote on 
the compensation of the general partner and the right to vote on the 
dismissal of the general partner for cause, but does not have the 
power to determine either of these matters unilaterally. Assuming no 
other relevant facts, this transaction is not a pilot program 
covered transaction with respect to Corporation A.


Sec.  801.305  Exception for air carriers.

    No investment involving an air carrier, as defined in section 
40102(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, that holds a certificate 
issued under section 41102 of that title shall be a pilot program 
covered transaction.


Sec.  801.306  Timing rule for contingent equity interests.

    The provisions set forth in Sec.  800.304 of this chapter regarding 
convertible voting instruments shall apply to contingent equity 
interests.

Subpart D--Mandatory Declarations Under the Pilot Program


Sec.  801.401   Mandatory declarations under the pilot program.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the 
parties to a pilot program covered transaction shall submit to the 
Committee a declaration with information regarding the transaction in 
accordance with Sec.  801.402.
    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this section, parties to a 
pilot program covered transaction may elect to submit a written notice 
pursuant to subpart E of this part regarding the transaction instead of 
a declaration. Parties to a pilot program covered transaction that have 
filed with the Committee a written notice regarding a transaction 
pursuant to Sec.  801.501 may not submit to the Committee a declaration 
regarding the same transaction or a substantially similar transaction 
without the approval of the Staff Chairperson.
    (c) Parties shall submit to the Committee the declaration required 
pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, or a written notice pursuant 
to paragraph (b) of this section, no later than:
    (1) November 10, 2018, or promptly thereafter, if the completion 
date of the transaction is between November 10, 2018 and December 25, 
2018; or
    (2) 45 days before the completion date of the transaction, if the 
completion date of the transaction is after December 25, 2018.
    (d) Section 800.204(e) of this chapter shall not apply with respect 
to any pilot program covered transaction for which the Committee 
completes all action under section 721 pursuant to Sec.  801.407(a)(4).


Sec.  801.402  Procedures for declarations under the pilot program.

    (a) A party or parties shall submit a declaration of a pilot 
program covered transaction pursuant to Sec.  801.401 by submitting 
electronically the information set out in Sec.  801.403, including the 
certifications required thereunder, to the Staff Chairperson in 
accordance with the submission instructions on the Committee's section 
of the Department of the Treasury website at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/international/the-committee-on-foreign-investment-in-the-united-states-cfius.
    (b) No communications other than those described in paragraph (a) 
of this section shall constitute the submission of a declaration for 
purposes of section 721.
    (c) Information and other documentary material submitted to the 
Committee pursuant to this section shall be considered to have been 
filed with the President or the President's designee for purposes of 
section 721(c).
    (d) Persons filing a declaration shall, during the time that the 
matter is pending before the Committee, promptly advise the Staff 
Chairperson of any material changes in plans, facts, or circumstances 
addressed in the declaration, and any material change in information 
required to be provided to the Committee under Sec.  801.406(a)(3). 
Such changes shall become part of the declaration filed by such persons 
under Sec.  801.401, and the certification required under Sec.  
801.405(c) shall apply to such changes.


Sec.  801.403   Contents of declarations under the pilot program.

    (a) The party or parties submitting a declaration of a pilot 
program covered transaction pursuant to Sec.  801.401 shall provide the 
information set out in this section, which must be accurate and 
complete with respect to all parties and to the transaction. (See also 
paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section.)
    (b) If fewer than all the parties to a transaction submit a 
declaration, the Committee may, at its discretion, request that the 
parties to the transaction file a written notice of the transaction 
under Sec.  801.501, if the Staff Chairperson determines that the 
information provided by the submitting party or parties in the 
declaration is insufficient for the Committee to assess the 
transaction.
    (c) Subject to paragraph (e) of this section, a declaration 
submitted pursuant to Sec.  801.401 shall describe or provide, as 
applicable:
    (1) The name of the foreign person(s) and pilot program U.S. 
business(es) that are parties to, or, in applicable cases, the subject 
of the transaction, as well as the name, telephone number, and email 
address of the primary point of contact for each party.
    (2) The following information regarding the transaction in 
question, including:
    (i) A brief description of the nature of the transaction and its 
structure (e.g., share purchase, merger, asset purchase);
    (ii) The percentage of voting interest acquired;
    (iii) The percentage of economic interest acquired;
    (iv) Whether the pilot program U.S. business has multiple classes 
of ownership;
    (v) The total transaction value in U.S. dollars;
    (vi) The expected closing date; and
    (vii) All sources of financing for the transaction.

[[Page 51331]]

    (3) The following:
    (i) A statement as to whether a party to the transaction is 
stipulating that the transaction is a pilot program covered transaction 
and a description of the basis for the stipulation; and
    (ii) A statement as to whether a party to the transaction is 
stipulating that the transaction could result in control of a pilot 
program U.S. business by a foreign person or that the transaction is a 
foreign government-controlled transaction and, in each case, a 
description of the basis for the stipulation.
    (4) A statement as to whether the foreign person will acquire any 
of the following in the pilot program U.S. business:
    (i) Access to any material nonpublic technical information in the 
possession of the pilot program U.S. business, and if so, a brief 
explanation of the type of access and type of information;
    (ii) Membership, observer rights, or nomination rights as set forth 
in Sec.  801.209(b), and if so, a statement as to the composition of 
the board or other body both before and after the completion date of 
the transaction;
    (iii) Any involvement, other than through voting shares, in 
substantive decisionmaking of the pilot program U.S. business regarding 
the use, development, acquisition, or release of critical technologies 
and if so, a statement as to the involvement in such substantive 
decisionmaking; or
    (iv) Any rights that could result in the foreign person acquiring 
control of the pilot program U.S. business and, if so, a brief 
explanation of these rights.
    (5) The following information regarding the pilot program U.S. 
business:
    (i) Website address;
    (ii) Principal place of business;
    (iii) Place of incorporation or organization; and
    (iv) A list of the addresses or geographic coordinates (to at least 
the fourth decimal) of all locations of the pilot program U.S. 
business, including the pilot program U.S. business's headquarters, 
facilities, and operating locations.
    (6) With respect to the pilot program U.S. business that is the 
subject of the transaction and any entity of which that pilot program 
U.S. business is a parent, a brief summary of their respective business 
activities, as, for example, set forth in annual reports, and the 
product or service categories of each, including the applicable six-
digit NAICS codes.
    (7) A statement as to which critical technology or critical 
technologies the pilot program U.S. business and its subsidiaries 
produce, design, test, manufacture, fabricate, or develop, and the 
relevant six-digit NAICS code or codes, as applicable under Sec. Sec.  
801.212 and 801.213, for each critical technology listed. This 
statement shall include a description (which may group similar items 
into general product categories) of the items and a list of any 
relevant Export Control Classification Numbers under the EAR and United 
States Munitions List categories under the ITAR, and, if applicable, 
identify whether any are specially designed and prepared nuclear 
equipment, parts and components, materials, software, and technology 
covered by 10 CFR part 810, nuclear facilities, equipment, and 
materials covered by 10 CFR part 110 or select agents and toxins 
covered by 7 CFR part 331, 9 CFR part 121 or 42 CFR part 73.
    (8) A statement as to whether the pilot program U.S. business has 
any contracts (including any subcontracts, if known) that are currently 
in effect or were in effect within the past three years with any U.S. 
Government agency or component, or in the past 10 years if the contract 
included access to personally identifiable information of U.S. 
Government personnel.
    (9) A statement as to whether the pilot program U.S. business has 
any contracts (including any subcontracts, if known) that are currently 
in effect or were in effect within the past five years involving 
information, technology, or data that is classified under Executive 
Order 12958, as amended.
    (10) A statement as to whether the pilot program U.S. business has 
received any grant or other funding from the Department of Defense or 
the Department of Energy, or participated in or collaborated on any 
defense or energy program or product involving one or more critical 
technologies or pilot program industries within the past five years.
    (11) A statement as to whether the pilot program U.S. business 
participated in a Defense Production Act Title III Program (50 U.S.C. 
4501 et seq.) within the past seven years.
    (12) A statement as to whether the pilot program U.S. business has 
received or placed priority rated contracts or orders under the Defense 
Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) regulation (15 CFR part 700), 
and the level(s) of priority of such contracts or orders (DX or DO) 
within the past three years.
    (13) The name of the ultimate parent of the foreign person.
    (14) A complete organizational chart, including, without 
limitation, information that identifies the name, principal place of 
business and place of incorporation or other legal organization (for 
entities), and nationality (for individuals) for each of the following:
    (i) The immediate parent, the ultimate parent, and each 
intermediate parent, if any, of each foreign person that is a party to 
the transaction;
    (ii) Where the ultimate parent is a private company, the ultimate 
owner(s) of such parent; and
    (iii) Where the ultimate parent is a public company, any 
shareholder with an interest of greater than five percent in such 
parent.
    (15) Information regarding all foreign government ownership in the 
foreign person's ownership structure, including nationality and 
percentage of ownership, as well as any rights that a foreign 
government holds, directly or indirectly, with respect to the foreign 
person.
    (16) With respect to the foreign person that is party to the 
transaction and any of its parents, as applicable, a brief summary of 
their respective business activities, as, for example, set forth in 
annual reports.
    (17) A statement as to whether any party to the transaction has 
been party to another transaction previously notified or submitted to 
the Committee, and the case number assigned by the Committee regarding 
such transaction(s).
    (18) A statement (including relevant jurisdiction and criminal case 
law number or legal citation) as to whether the pilot program U.S. 
business, the foreign person, or any parent or subsidiary of the 
foreign person has been convicted in the last ten years of a crime in 
any jurisdiction.
    (d) Each party submitting a declaration shall provide a 
certification of the information contained in the declaration 
consistent with Sec.  800.202 of this chapter. A sample certification 
may be found on the Committee's section of the Department of the 
Treasury website at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/international/the-committee-on-foreign-investment-in-the-united-states-cfius.
    (e) A party that offers a stipulation pursuant to paragraph (c)(3) 
of this section acknowledges that the Committee and the President are 
entitled to rely on such stipulation in determining whether the 
transaction is a pilot program covered transaction, a transaction that 
could result in control of a pilot program U.S. business by a foreign 
person, or a foreign government-controlled transaction for the purposes 
of section 721 and all authorities thereunder, and waives the right to 
challenge any such determination. Neither the Committee nor the 
President

[[Page 51332]]

is bound by any such stipulation, nor does any such stipulation limit 
the ability of the Committee or the President to act on any authority 
provided under section 721 with respect to any pilot program covered 
transaction.


Sec.  801.404  Beginning of thirty-day period.

    (a) Upon receipt of a declaration submitted pursuant to Sec.  
801.401, the Staff Chairperson shall promptly inspect the declaration 
and shall promptly notify in writing all parties to a transaction that 
have submitted a declaration that:
    (1) The Staff Chairperson has accepted the declaration and 
circulated the declaration to the Committee, and the date on which the 
assessment described in paragraph (b) of this section begins; or
    (2) The Staff Chairperson has determined not to accept the 
declaration and circulate the declaration to the Committee because the 
declaration is incomplete, and provide an explanation of the material 
respects in which the declaration is incomplete.
    (b) A thirty-day period for assessment of a pilot program covered 
transaction that is the subject of a declaration shall commence on the 
date on which the declaration is received by the Committee from the 
Staff Chairperson. Such period shall end no later than the thirtieth 
day after it has commenced, or if the thirtieth day is not a business 
day, no later than the next business day after the thirtieth day.


Sec.  801.405  General.

    (a) In assessing a pilot program covered transaction submitted 
pursuant to Sec.  801.401, the Committee should consider the factors 
specified in section 721(f) and, as appropriate, require parties to 
provide to the Committee the information necessary to consider such 
factors. The Committee's assessment shall examine, as appropriate, 
whether:
    (1) The transaction constitutes a pilot program covered transaction 
and whether it could result in foreign government control over a pilot 
program U.S. business;
    (2) There is credible evidence to support a belief that any foreign 
person exercising control of the pilot program U.S. business or 
exercising rights related to a pilot program covered investment might 
take action that threatens to impair the national security of the 
United States; and
    (3) Provisions of law, other than section 721 and the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act, provide adequate and appropriate 
authority to protect the national security of the United States with 
respect to the risk arising from the pilot program covered transaction.
    (b) During the thirty-day assessment period, the Staff Chairperson 
may invite the parties to a pilot program covered transaction to attend 
a meeting with the Committee staff to discuss and clarify issues 
pertaining to the transaction.
    (c) If the Committee notifies the parties to a transaction that 
have submitted a declaration pursuant to Sec.  801.401 that the 
Committee intends to complete all action under section 721 with respect 
to that transaction, each party that has submitted additional 
information subsequent to the original declaration shall file a 
certification as described in Sec.  800.202 of this chapter. A sample 
certification may be found on the Committee's section of the Department 
of the Treasury website at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/international/the-committee-on-foreign-investment-in-the-united-states-cfius.
    (d) If a party fails to provide the certification required under 
paragraph (c) of this section, the Committee may, at its discretion, 
take any of the actions under Sec.  801.407(a).


Sec.  801.406  Rejection, disposition, or withdrawal of declarations.

    (a) The Committee, acting through the Staff Chairperson, may:
    (1) Reject any declaration that does not comply with Sec.  801.403 
and so inform the parties promptly in writing;
    (2) Reject any declaration at any time, and so inform the parties 
promptly in writing, if, after the declaration has been submitted and 
before the Committee has taken one of the actions specified in Sec.  
801.407(a):
    (i) There is a material change in the pilot program covered 
transaction as to which a declaration has been submitted; or
    (ii) Information comes to light that contradicts material 
information provided in the declaration by the party (or parties); or
    (3) Reject any declaration at any time after the declaration has 
been submitted, and so inform the parties promptly in writing, if the 
party (or parties) that submitted the declaration does not provide 
follow-up information requested by the Staff Chairperson within two 
business days of the request, or within a longer time frame if the 
party (or parties) so request in writing and the Staff Chairperson 
grants that request in writing.
    (b) The Staff Chairperson shall notify the parties that submitted a 
declaration when the Committee has found that the transaction that is 
the subject of a declaration is not a pilot program covered 
transaction.
    (c) Parties to a transaction that have submitted a declaration 
pursuant to Sec.  801.401(a) may request in writing, at any time prior 
to the Committee taking action under Sec.  801.407(a), that such 
declaration be withdrawn. Such request shall be directed to the Staff 
Chairperson and shall state the reasons why the request is being made 
and state whether the transaction that is the subject of the 
declaration is being fully and permanently abandoned. An official of 
the Department of the Treasury will promptly advise the parties to the 
transaction in writing of the Committee's decision.
    (d) The Committee may not request or recommend that a declaration 
be withdrawn and refiled, except to permit parties to a pilot program 
covered transaction to correct material errors or omissions in the 
declaration submitted with respect to that pilot program covered 
transaction.
    (e) A party (or parties) may not submit more than one declaration 
for the same or a substantially similar transaction without approval 
from the Staff Chairperson.


Sec.  801.407  Committee actions.

    (a) Upon receiving a declaration submitted pursuant to Sec.  
801.401 with respect to a pilot program covered transaction, the 
Committee may, at the discretion of the Committee:
    (1) Request that the parties to the transaction file a written 
notice pursuant to subpart E;
    (2) Inform the parties to the transaction that the Committee is not 
able to complete action under section 721 with respect to the 
transaction on the basis of the declaration and that the parties may 
file a written notice under part 800 to seek written notification from 
the Committee that the Committee has concluded all action under section 
721 with respect to the transaction;
    (3) Initiate a unilateral review of the transaction under Sec.  
801.504; or
    (4) Notify the parties in writing that the Committee has concluded 
all action under section 721 with respect to the transaction.
    (b) The Committee shall take action under paragraph (a) within the 
time period set forth in Sec.  801.404(b).


Sec.  801.408  Confidentiality.

    The provisions of Sec.  800.702 of this chapter shall apply to 
information submitted to the Committee through a declaration.


Sec.  801.409  Penalties.

    (a) Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of Sec.  
801.401 may be liable to the United States for a civil

[[Page 51333]]

penalty not to exceed the value of the pilot program covered 
transaction.
    (b) The provisions of Sec.  800.801(a), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) 
shall apply to a declaration submitted to the Committee pursuant to 
Sec.  801.401.

Subpart E--Notice of Pilot Program Covered Transaction


Sec.  801.501   Notice of pilot program covered transactions.

    Parties to a pilot program covered transaction may notify the 
Committee of the transaction by filing with the Committee a written 
notice pursuant to Sec.  800.401(a) of this chapter and this subpart.


Sec.  801.502  Applicability of part 800.

    (a) The provisions set forth in Subpart D--Notice; Subpart E--
Committee Procedures: Review and Investigation; Subpart F--Finality of 
Action; Subpart G--Provision and Handling of Information; and Subpart 
H--Penalties of Part 800 regarding covered transactions shall apply to 
any pilot program covered transaction notified to the Committee.
    (b) Section 800.204(e) shall not apply with respect to any pilot 
program covered investment for which the Committee completes all action 
under section 721 pursuant to Sec.  800.504 or Sec.  800.506(d) of this 
chapter.


Sec.  801.503  Additional contents of written notice.

    (a) In addition to the information required pursuant to Sec.  
800.402(c), a written notice of a pilot program covered transaction 
filed pursuant to Sec.  800.401(a) of this chapter shall include the 
following information:
    (1) A statement as to whether a party to the transaction is 
stipulating that the transaction is a pilot program covered transaction 
and a description of the basis for the stipulation;
    (2) A statement as to whether the foreign person will acquire any 
of the following in the pilot program U.S. business:
    (i) Access to any material nonpublic technical information in the 
possession of the pilot program U.S. business, and if so, a brief 
explanation of the type of access and type of information;
    (ii) Membership, observer rights, or nomination rights as set forth 
in Sec.  801.209(b), and if so, a statement as to the composition of 
the board or other body both before and after the transaction; or
    (iii) Any involvement, other than through voting shares, in 
substantive decisionmaking of the United States business regarding the 
use, development, acquisition, or release of critical technologies and 
if so, a statement as to the involvement in such substantive 
decisionmaking; and
    (3) With respect to the pilot program U.S. business that is the 
subject of the transaction, a statement as to which critical technology 
or critical technologies the pilot program U.S. business and its 
subsidiaries produce, design, test, manufacture, fabricate, or develop, 
and the relevant six-digit NAICS code, as applicable under Sec. Sec.  
801.212 and 801.213, for each critical technology listed. This 
statement shall include a description (which may group similar items 
into general product categories) of the items and a list of any 
relevant Export Control Classification Numbers under the EAR and United 
States Munitions List categories under the ITAR, and, if applicable, 
identify whether any are specially designed and prepared nuclear 
equipment, parts and components, materials, software, and technology 
covered by 10 CFR part 810, nuclear facilities, equipment, and 
materials covered by 10 CFR part 110 or select agents and toxins 
covered by 7 CFR part 331, 9 CFR part 121 or 42 CFR part 73.
    (b) If the party (or parties) stipulate pursuant to Sec.  
800.402(n) of this chapter that the pilot program covered transaction 
that is the subject of the written notice could result in a covered 
transaction under part 800, the party (or parties) are not required to 
include in the written notice the information required by this section.
    (c) A party that offers a stipulation acknowledges that the 
Committee and the President are entitled to rely on such stipulation in 
determining whether the transaction is a pilot program covered 
transaction, a transaction that could result in control of a pilot 
program U.S. business by a foreign person, or a foreign government-
controlled transaction for the purposes of section 721 and all 
authorities thereunder, and waives the right to challenge any such 
determination. Neither the Committee nor the President is bound by any 
such stipulation, nor does any such stipulation limit the ability of 
the Committee or the President to act on any authority provided under 
section 721 with respect to any pilot program covered transaction.


Sec.  801.504  Agency notice of pilot program covered transactions.

    Any member of the Committee, or his designee at or above the Under 
Secretary or equivalent level, may file an agency notice to the 
Committee through the Staff Chairperson regarding a pilot program 
covered transaction for which no declaration has been submitted 
pursuant to Sec.  801.401 and no written notice has been filed under 
Sec.  801.501(a) if that member has reason to believe that the 
transaction is a pilot program covered transaction and may raise 
national security considerations. Notices filed under this paragraph 
are deemed accepted upon their receipt by the Staff Chairperson.

Subpart F--Implementation of Certain Authority Provided In FIRRMA


Sec.  801.601  Implementation of certain authority regarding covered 
transactions.

    Paragraphs (4)(A)(ii) (solely with respect to clauses (iii)(II) and 
(iv)(II) (solely with respect to an investment described in section 
721(a)(4)(B)(iii)(II)) of subparagraph (B)), (4)(B)(iii)(II), 
(4)(B)(iv)(II) (solely with respect to an investment described in 
section 721(a)(4)(B)(iii)(II)), (4)(D)(i)(I), 4(D)(i)(II), 
(4)(D)(i)(III)(bb), (4)(D)(ii)(I)(bb), (4)(D)(ii)(II), (4)(D)(iii)(I), 
(4)(D)(iv), and (4)(D)(v) of subsection (a) of section 721 shall take 
effect on the pilot program effective date solely with respect to any 
pilot program covered transaction. Paragraph (4)(A)(ii) (solely with 
respect to clauses (iv)(I) and (v) of subparagraph (B)) of subsection 
(a) of section 721 shall take effect on the pilot program effective 
date.


Sec.  801.602   Implementation of certain authority regarding mandatory 
declarations.

    Paragraphs (1)(C)(v)(I), (II), (III), (IV)(aa), (IV)(cc), (IV)(dd), 
(IV)(ee), (IV)(ff), and (IV)(gg) of subsection (b) of section 721 shall 
take effect on the pilot program effective date solely with respect to 
any pilot program covered transaction.

Annex A to Part 801--Industries

Aircraft Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 336411
Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 336412
Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production
NAICS Code: 331313
Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 332991
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 334112
Electronic Computer Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 334111
Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 336414
Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit 
Parts Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 336415
Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 336992
Nuclear Electric Power Generation
NAICS Code: 221113

[[Page 51334]]

Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 333314
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 325180
Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment 
Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 336419
Petrochemical Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 325110
Powder Metallurgy Part Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 332117
Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 335311
Primary Battery Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 335912
Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications 
Equipment Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 334220
Research and Development in Nanotechnology
NAICS Code: 541713
Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
NAICS Code: 541714
Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum
NAICS Code: 331314
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical 
System and Instrument Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 334511
Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 334413
Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 333242
Storage Battery Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 335911
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 334210
Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing
NAICS Code: 333611

    Dated: October 4, 2018.
Steven T. Mnuchin,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-22182 Filed 10-10-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4810-25-P