IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1679 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 24, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with 
the heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
agencies, to conduct an interagency review of and report 
to Congress on ways to increase the global competitive-
ness of the United States in attracting foreign direct 
investment. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Investment in 
American Jobs Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the ability of the United States to attract 
foreign direct investment from responsible private- 
sector entities based in trusted countries is directly 
linked to the long-term economic prosperity, global 
competitiveness, and security of the United States; 
(2) it is a top national priority to enhance the 
global competitiveness, economic prosperity, and se-
curity of the United States by— 
(A) removing unnecessary barriers to for-
eign direct investment from responsible private- 
sector entities based in trusted countries and 
the jobs that such investment creates through-
out the United States; 
(B) promoting policies to ensure the 
United States remains the premier global des-
tination to invest, hire, innovate, provide serv-
ices, and manufacture products; 
(C) promoting policies to ensure the 
United States remains the global leader in de-
veloping and deploying cutting-edge tech-
nologies, such as self-driving vehicle technology, 
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velopment of new technologies and services that will 
be crucial to the country’s competitiveness in the 
21st century global economy, barriers including data 
localization and infringement of intellectual property 
rights must be further addressed; and 
(7) foreign direct investment by companies or 
other entities owned, directed, supported, or influ-
enced by the Chinese Communist Party is a threat 
to U.S. security and merits an aggressive policy 
framework to protect U.S. interests, jobs, intellec-
tual property, and security. 
SEC. 3. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT REVIEW. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Commerce and the 
Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Of-
fice, in consultation with the Federal Interagency Invest-
ment Working Group established by Executive Order 
13577 and in consultation with the heads of other relevant 
Federal departments and agencies, shall conduct an inter-
agency review of the global competitiveness of the United 
States in attracting foreign direct investment from respon-
sible private-sector entities based in trusted countries and 
addressing key foreign trade barriers that firms in ad-
vanced technology sectors face in the global digital econ-
omy. 
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(b) SPECIFIC MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The re-
view conducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include 
a review of the following: 
(1) The current economic impact of foreign di-
rect investment in the United States, with particular 
focus on manufacturing, services, trade (with an em-
phasis on digital trade), and U.S. jobs. 
(2) Trends in global cross-border investment 
and data flows and the underlying factors for such 
trends. 
(3) Federal Government policies that facilitate 
foreign direct investment attraction and retention 
from responsible private-sector entities based in 
trusted countries. 
(4) Foreign direct investment as compared to 
direct investment by domestic entities. 
(5) Foreign direct investment that takes the 
form of greenfield investment as compared to foreign 
direct investment relating to merger and acquisition 
activity. 
(6) The unique challenges posed by foreign di-
rect investment, particularly acquisitions, in the 
United States by State-owned or State-backed enter-
prises, especially from State-directed economies, in-
cluding companies or other entities owned, directed, 
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supported, or influenced by the Chinese Communist 
Party. 
(7) Specific information on the prevalence of in-
vestments made by State-owned or State-backed en-
terprises, especially from State-directed economies, 
including companies or other entities owned, di-
rected, supported, or influenced by the Chinese Com-
munist Party, with a particular focus on investments 
relating to manufacturing, services, trade (with an 
emphasis on digital trade), and jobs. 
(8) How other trusted countries are dealing 
with the challenge of State-directed and State-sup-
ported investment and whether there are opportuni-
ties to work with like-minded nations to address 
such challenge. 
(9) Ongoing Federal Government efforts to im-
prove the investment climate and facilitate greater 
levels of foreign direct investment in the United 
States from responsible private-sector entities based 
in trusted countries. 
(10) Innovative and noteworthy initiatives by 
State and local government to attract foreign invest-
ment from responsible private-sector entities based 
in trusted countries. 
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(11) Initiatives by other countries to identify 
best practices for increasing global competitiveness 
in attracting foreign direct investment from respon-
sible private-sector entities based in trusted coun-
tries. 
(12) The impact that protectionist policies by 
other countries, including forced data localization 
rules, forced localization of production, industrial 
subsidies, and the infringement of intellectual prop-
erty rights, have on the advanced technology econ-
omy of the United States and the ability for United 
States located firms to develop innovative tech-
nologies. 
(13) Other barriers to the ability of the United 
States to compete globally in an increasingly con-
nected and digital global economy, including, the use 
of technical barriers to trade, country-specific stand-
ards for technology products and digital services. 
(14) The adequacy of efforts by the Federal 
Government to encourage and facilitate foreign di-
rect investment in the United States. 
(15) Efforts by the Chinese Communist Party 
to circumvent existing laws to gain access to U.S. 
markets, foreign direct investment responsible pri-
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vate-sector entities based in trusted countries, or in-
tellectual property. 
(c) LIMITATION.—The review conducted pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall not address laws or policies relating 
to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United 
States. 
(d) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Before— 
(1) conducting the review pursuant to sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall publish notice of the 
review in the Federal Register and shall provide an 
opportunity for public comment on the matters to be 
covered by the review; and 
(2) the submission of the report pursuant to 
subsection (e), the Secretary shall publish the pro-
posed findings and recommendations in the Federal 
Register and shall provide an opportunity for public 
comment. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
in coordination with the Federal Interagency Investment 
Working Group and the heads of other relevant Federal 
departments and agencies, shall submit to Congress a re-
port on the findings of the review required pursuant to 
subsection (a) and include recommendations for increasing 
the global competitiveness of the United States in attract-
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