Disclosing Investments in Foreign Adversaries Act of 2025
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Disclosing Investments in Foreign Adversaries Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Environment, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disclosing Investments in Foreign Adversaries Act of 2025.
- Section id382727da50e34440b8a91b60d6c9cf53: 2. Enhanced disclosure requirements for advisers of private funds Section 204 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–4) is amended by adding at...
- Section idacfd72ce3e0843169ca7ee3f10bbbd4f: 3. Exempted transactions The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 13A (15 U.S.C. 78m–1) the following:...
- Section idcf389ec0bb2844b19095fe6ecbe34b57: 13B. Disclosure requirements relating to certain exempted transactions In this section: The term beneficial owner means a person that is determined to be a...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires enhanced disclosure of private fund investments and exempted securities transactions linked to countries of concern (adversary nations), with mandatory public reporting by the SEC
Key Policy Areas
Securities Regulation, National Security, Foreign Investment Oversight
Primary Purpose
Requires enhanced disclosure of private fund investments and exempted securities transactions linked to countries of concern (adversary nations), with mandatory public reporting by the SEC
Policy Domains
Disclosure requirements for exempted securities transactions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- National security establishment
- U.S. capital markets transparency advocates
- Regulators seeking to close dark-market information gaps
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Issuers conducting large private placements (Reg D, Reg S, Rule 144A)
- Foreign issuers raising capital in U.S. exempt markets
- SEC (quarterly public reporting and rulemaking obligations)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Enhanced disclosure for private fund investment advisers
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- National security agencies monitoring adversary capital flows
- U.S. investors seeking transparency about fund exposure to adversary nations
- Policymakers concerned about capital flowing to adversary nations
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Large private fund investment advisers (M+ AUM)
- Exempt investment advisers under Sections 203(l) and 203(m)
- SEC (new reporting infrastructure and public reporting obligations)
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Rick Scott
R-FL | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mr. Fetterman) introduced …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, …
Introduced in Senate
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "sec"
- → Securities and Exchange Commission
- "covered_investment_advisers"
- → Investment advisers with at least M in private fund AUM or relying on certain registration exemptions
- "sec"
- → Securities and Exchange Commission
- "issuers"
- → Issuers conducting covered exempted transactions of M+ or M+ aggregate
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A person determined to be a beneficial owner under section 240.13d-3 of title 17, CFR, or any successor regulation
Has the meaning given the term covered nation in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code, plus jurisdictions determined by the Commission (in consultation with Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury) to be subject to political and legal control of a covered nation
An asset under management by the investment adviser that is attributable to a private fund
An investment adviser required to register with the Commission that, together with all related persons, has at least ,000,000 in private fund assets under management; or an investment adviser relying on the exemption from registration under subsection (l) or (m) of section 203
An offer or sale of a security exempted under section 4 of the Securities Act of 1933 and structured to comply with Reg D 506(b), Reg S, or Rule 144A
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