United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-04-02 monographic deposited born digital 47 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-96-61 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-61 P0b002ee180376743 f:ns96061 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-61 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-61 NSIAD-96-61 Investments abroad Defense industry Foreign investments in US Foreign governments International economic relations National defense operations Executive powers Foreign sales Exporting Japan France Germany United Kingdom Letter Report NSIAD Japan, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have the authority to block investments for national security reasons, as does the United States. In recent years, however, these five countries have rarely invoked this authority. Some of these countries have established processes for reviewing foreign investment for national security concerns. U.S. defense industry officials said that they had not pursued defense-related direct investment in Japan, France, Germany, or the United Kingdom because of economic factors, such as the size of the defense markets in these nations, as well as informal barriers, such as domestic company ownership structures. Most countries offer investment incentives, but U.S. defense industry officials did not cite them as a major inducement to invest. U.S. defense industry officials said that they were pursuing access to overseas defense markets through strategies other than foreign direct investment. For example, U.S. defense firms either licensed technology to Japanese companies or made direct sales to Japan. In the three European countries, U.S. companies formed partnerships to compete for projects. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-61/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-61.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-61/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-61.pdf GAO/NSIAD-96-61 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-61 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-96-61; Foreign Investment: Foreign Laws and Policies Addressing National Security Concerns; Investments abroad Defense industry Foreign investments in US Foreign governments International economic relations National defense operations Executive powers Foreign sales Exporting Japan France Germany United Kingdom Title 50 Appendix 2170 50 U.S.C. App. 2170