; (4) foreign direct investment as compared to direct investment by domestic entities; (5) foreign direct investment that takes the form of greenfield investment rather than foreign direct investment relating to merger and acquisition activity; (6) the unique challenges posed by foreign direct investment, particularly acquisitions, in the United States by State-owned or State-backed enterprises, especially from State-directed economies, including companies or other entities owned, directed, supported, or influenced by the Chinese Communist Party; (7) specific information regarding the prevalence of investments made by State-owned or State-backed enterprises, especially from State-directed economies, including companies or other entities owned, directed, supported, or influenced by the Chinese Communist Party, with a particular focus on investments relating to manufacturing, services, trade (with an emphasis on digital trade), and jobs; (8) (A) how other trusted countries are dealing with the challenge, including screening for and preventing market distorting investments, of State-directed and State-supported investment; and (B) whether there are opportunities to work with like-minded nations to address such challenge; (9) ongoing Federal Government efforts to improve the investment climate and facilitate greater levels of foreign direct investment in the United States from responsible private-sector entities based in trusted countries; (10) innovative and noteworthy initiatives by State and local government to attract foreign investment from responsible private-sector entities based in trusted countries; (11) initiatives by other countries to identify best practices for increasing global competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investment from responsible private-sector entities based in trusted countries