WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers are

seeking an intelligence briefing from the Biden administration

on Microsoft's ( MSFT ) $1.5 billion investment in UAE-based artificial

intelligence firm G42, citing deep concerns over the transfer of

sensitive technology and the lack of rules or congressional

oversight regarding the agreement.

In a letter to White House National Security Advisor Jake

Sullivan dated July 10, Congressman Michael McCaul, who chairs

the House foreign Affairs Committee, and John Moolenaar, who

leads the Select Committee on China, asked for the briefing

before the deal can enter a second phase.