31 C.F.R. § 800.101 Scope.
Title 31 - Money and Finance: Treasury
The regulations in this part implement section 721 of title VII of the Defense Production Act of 1950, hereinafter referred to as “section 721” (see §800.216 of this part). The definitions in this part are applicable to section 721 and these regulations. The principal purpose of section 721 is to authorize the President to suspend or prohibit any merger, acquisition, or takeover, by or with a foreign person, of a person engaged in interstate commerce in the United States when, in the President's view, the foreign interest exercising control over that person might take action that threatens to impair the national security. In addition, section 721 authorizes the President to seek divestment or other appropriate relief in the case of concluded transactions.
Title 31: Money and Finance: Treasury
PART 800—REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, AND TAKEOVERS BY FOREIGN PERSONS
Subpart A—General
§ 800.101 Scope.
