PUBLIC LAW 110–49—JULY 26, 2007
121 STAT. 253
of the Committee to be the lead agency or agencies on behalf of the Committee— ‘‘(A) for each covered transaction, and for negotiating any mitigation agreements or other conditions necessary to protect national security; and ‘‘(B) for all matters related to the monitoring of the completed transaction, to ensure compliance with such agreements or conditions and with this section. ‘‘(6) OTHER MEMBERS.—The chairperson shall consult with the heads of such other Federal departments, agencies, and independent establishments in any review or investigation under subsection (a), as the chairperson determines to be appropriate, on the basis of the facts and circumstances of the covered transaction under review or investigation (or the designee of any such department or agency head). ‘‘(7) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet upon the direction of the President or upon the call of the chairperson, without regard to section 552b of title 5, United States Code (if otherwise applicable).’’. SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.
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Section 721(f) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2170(f)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘among other factors’’; (2) in paragraph (4)— (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: ‘‘(B) identified by the Secretary of Defense as posing a potential regional military threat to the interests of the United States; or’’; and (D) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(6) the potential national security-related effects on United States critical infrastructure, including major energy assets; ‘‘(7) the potential national security-related effects on United States critical technologies; ‘‘(8) whether the covered transaction is a foreign government-controlled transaction, as determined under subsection (b)(1)(B); ‘‘(9) as appropriate, and particularly with respect to transactions requiring an investigation under subsection (b)(1)(B), a review of the current assessment of— ‘‘(A) the adherence of the subject country to nonproliferation control regimes, including treaties and multilateral supply guidelines, which shall draw on, but not be limited to, the annual report on ‘Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments’ required by section 403 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act; ‘‘(B) the relationship of such country with the United States, specifically on its record on cooperating in counterterrorism efforts, which shall draw on, but not be limited
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