CFIUSMCA Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The CFIUSMCA Act states that Canada and Mexico are the two largest United States trading partners, each with about one trillion dollars in goods and services trade with the United States in 2024, and that USMCA supports a North American supply chain with millions of United States jobs. During the first USMCA joint review after enactment, USTR must advocate for each USMCA country to implement a foreign-investment national-security review framework similar to CFIUS under section 721 of the Defense Production Act. USTR must also advocate for a USMCA coordination mechanism overseen by USTR, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of the Treasury to improve communication, align screening practices, exchange information, notify partners of investments in strategic sectors or critical infrastructure, and identify, consult, manage, or resolve investments in one country that pose national security risk to another. USTR must coordinate technical assistance with Treasury and State and consult closely with House Ways and Means and Senate Finance. Strategically important sectors include advanced computing, advanced materials, gas turbine engines, sensing and signature management, advanced manufacturing, AI, biotechnology, critical technologies, data privacy, cybersecurity, directed energy, autonomous systems, robotics, human-machine interfaces, hypersonics, communications, positioning, navigation, timing, quantum, semiconductors, microelectronics, and space systems.
Who Benefits and How
United States national security agencies, critical infrastructure operators, strategic technology sectors, workers in North American supply chains, and USMCA partners benefit from stronger investment screening coordination and shared-threat information.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USTR, Treasury, State, CFIUS-related officials, and congressional trade committees must advocate, coordinate, provide technical assistance, and consult during USMCA review. Canada and Mexico would face pressure to establish or modify foreign investment review systems. Foreign investors in strategic North American sectors may face more screening and information sharing.
Key Provisions
- Requires USTR to advocate during the first post-enactment USMCA joint review for Canada and Mexico to adopt CFIUS-like investment review frameworks.
- Directs advocacy for a USMCA coordination mechanism overseen by USTR, State, and Treasury.
- Requires technical assistance to USMCA countries and close consultation with House Ways and Means and Senate Finance.
- Covers foreign investment threats in critical infrastructure and strategic sectors such as AI, semiconductors, cybersecurity, hypersonics, quantum, robotics, and space systems.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Directs USTR to push Canada and Mexico during the next USMCA joint review toward CFIUS-like foreign investment review systems and a North American coordination mechanism for strategic sectors and critical infrastructure.
Key Policy Areas
Trade, Foreign Policy, National Security, Technology
Primary Purpose
Directs USTR to push Canada and Mexico during the next USMCA joint review toward CFIUS-like foreign investment review systems and a North American coordination mechanism for strategic sectors and critical infrastructure.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- national security agencies
- critical infrastructure operators
- strategic technology sectors
- workers
- USMCA partners
Identified Costs
- United States Trade Representative staff
- Treasury Department staff
- State Department staff
- congressional trade committees
- foreign investors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Moran, and Mr. …
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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State Department economic security staff, Treasury Department foreign investment staff, United States Trade Representative staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "USMCA"
- → United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
- "Trade Representative"
- → United States Trade Representative
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