Treasury has proposed regulations implementing the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act, now Title VIII of the Defense Production Act, which would require US persons to notify, or in some cases not make, certain investments in foreign persons engaged in sensitive technologies. Treasury's existing outbound rules have applied since 2 January 2025.
- Status
- Proposed rule, comments open
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Area
- Investment screening
- Last reviewed at source
- 28 Oct 2026
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Official documents
- 26 Oct 2026 Proposed rule: Outbound Investment Security Program Regulations Federal Register
Dates
- 7 Dec 2026 Comments close on the outbound investment proposed rule
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General information as at the review date, not legal advice. Each document links to its official source.