The Committee on the Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) is an interagency body of the U.S. government that is authorized by law to review certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United States. The review is solely to determine the effect of the transaction on the national security of the United States. CFIUS member agencies include the Departments of Treasury (chair), State, Defense, Justice, Commerce, Energy, and Homeland Security: The Office of the United States Trade Representative ; and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Labor ... (full story)