Exon-florio Amendment in the United States

Exon-florio Amendment in the International Business Landscape

Definition of Exon-florio Amendment in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: A measure attached to the 1988 Trade Act to provide a means of monitoring foreign direct investment in the United States. The amendment authorizes the president to block mergers and joint ventures with, or acquisitions or takeovers of US companies by foreign interest, on national security grounds.