More troubling still, it is now evident that -- despite his commitment to have decontrol decisions made on a strategic basis rather than on an "ad hoc" one -- Kloske apparently has no intention of imposing such discipline on the Commerce Department or the foreign availability process it runs.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Properly modest in scope, the legislation simply authorizes to Commerce Department to produce a report that documents the importance of foreign investment, identifies home-grown impediments to such investment, and recommends policy changes that would make the United States a more attractive investment destination.

FORBES: America Needs Policy Reform to Better Compete for Foreign Investment