Number: RL33614
Title: Exon-Florio Foreign Investment Provision: Comparison of H.R. 5337 and S. 3549
Authors: James K. Jackson, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: During the Second Session of the 109th Congress, Members of Congress introduced over two dozen measures to address various concerns with foreign investment that arose from the proposed purchase of the British-owned P&O Ports by Dubai Ports World in early 2006. Of the measures that were introduced, H.R. 5337 and S. 3549 from the House and Senate, respectively, garnered significant support and passed their respective bodies on July 26, 2006. The 109th Congress ended before a Conference Committee could be convened on H.R. 5337 or S. 3549 and both measures lapsed. The measures likely will be taken up by the 110th Congress.
Pages: 30
Date: January 24, 2007