U.S Code last checked for updates: Mar 31, 2026
§ 4582.
Notification on investments
(a)
Mandatory notification
(b)
Regulations
(1)
In general
(2)
Low-burden regulations
In issuing regulations under paragraph (1), the Secretary should balance the priority of protecting the national security interest of the United States while, to the extent practicable—
(A)
minimizing the cost and complexity of compliance for affected parties, including the duplication of reporting requirements under current regulation;
(B)
adopting the least burdensome alternative that achieves regulatory objectives; and
(C)
prioritizing transparency and stakeholder involvement in the process of issuing the rules.
(3)
Burden of proof
(4)
Completeness of notification
(A)
In general
(B)
Incomplete notifications
(5)
Identification of non-notified activity
The Secretary shall establish a process to identify covered national security transactions in a prohibited technology or a notifiable technology for which—
(A)
a notification is not submitted to the Secretary under subsection (a); and
(B)
information is reasonably available.
(c)
Inapplicability
(Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, title VIII, § 802, as added Pub. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXV, § 8521, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1925.)
cite as: 50 USC 4582