tivities directed or directly as-
sisted by foreign governments 
against 
private 
United 
States 
companies aimed at obtaining 
commercial 
secrets 
related 
to 
critical technologies. 
‘‘(B) CRITICAL
TECHNOLOGIES
DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this para-
graph, the term ‘critical technologies’ 
means technologies identified under 
title VI of the National Science and 
Technology Policy, Organization, and 
Priorities Act of 1976 or other critical 
technology, critical components, or 
critical technology items essential to 
national defense or national security 
identified pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(C) 
RELEASE
OF
UNCLASSIFIED 
STUDY.—That portion of the semi-an-
nual report under paragraph (1) that 
is required by this paragraph may be 
classified. An unclassified version of 
that portion of the report shall be 
made available to the public.’’. 
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(c) INVESTIGATION
BY
INSPECTOR
GEN-
ERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of the Treasury 
shall conduct an independent investiga-
tion to determine all of the facts and cir-
cumstances concerning each failure of 
the Department of the Treasury to make 
any report to the Congress that was re-
quired under section 721(k) of the De-
fense Production Act of 1950 (as in effect 
before the date of the enactment of this 
Act). 
(2) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Before 
the end of the 270-day period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Inspector General of the Department 
of the Treasury shall submit a report to 
the chairman and ranking member of 
each committee of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate with jurisdic-
tion over any aspect of the report, includ-
ing the Committee on International Rela-
tions, the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices, and the Committee on Energy and 
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Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives, on the investigation under para-
graph (1) containing the findings and 
conclusions of the Inspector General. 
SEC. 8. CERTIFICATION OF NOTICES AND ASSURANCES. 
Section 721 of the Defense Production Act 
of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2170) is amended by in-
serting after subsection (m) (as added by sec-
tion 7(b) of this Act) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(n) CERTIFICATION OF NOTICES AND ASSUR-
ANCES.—Each notice required to be submitted 
to the President or the President’s designee 
under this section and regulations prescribed 
under such section, and each report required 
pursuant to paragraph (3)(B)(ii) of subsection 
(l) with respect to the implementation of any 
mitigation agreement or condition described 
in paragraph (1)(A) of such subsection or any 
material change in circumstances shall be ac-
companied by a written statement by the 
chief executive officer or the designee of the 
person required to submit such notice or re-
port certifying that, to the best of the person’s 
knowledge and belief— 
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‘‘(1) the notice or report submitted 
fully complies with the requirements of 
this section or such regulation, agree-
ment, or condition; and 
‘‘(2) the information so contained is 
accurate and complete in all material re-
spects.’’. 
SEC. 9. REGULATIONS. 
Section 721(h) of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2170(h)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—The President shall di-
rect the issuance of regulations to carry out 
this section. Such regulations shall, to the ex-
tent possible, minimize paperwork burdens 
and shall to the extent possible coordinate re-
porting requirements under this section with 
reporting requirements under any other pro-
vision of Federal law.’’. 
SEC. 10. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. 
Section 721(i) of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2170(i)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.—No provision 
of this section shall be construed as altering 
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or affecting any other authority, process, reg-
ulation, investigation, enforcement measure, 
or review provided by or established under 
any other provision of Federal law, including 
the International Emergency Economic Pow-
ers Act, or any other authority of the Presi-
dent or the Congress under the Constitution 
of the United States.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 329 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5337 
[Report No. 109–523, Parts I and II] 
A BILL 
To ensure national security while promoting foreign 
investment and the creation and maintenance of 
jobs, to reform the process by which such invest-
ments are examined for any effect they may have 
on national security, to establish the Committee 
on Foreign Investment in the United States, and 
for other purposes. 
JULY 17, 2006 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
with an amendment 
JULY 17, 2006 
Committee on International Relations discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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