,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hfba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjbf ,mr4
 ,mill] ( ,ohio 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,mosk[itz1 & ,mrs4 ,kim7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to    
annually issue a li/ ( ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a-orig9 entities c>ry+ out m9+       
involv+ =c$ labor or caus+ environm5tal 
h>m 9 c]ta9 ,african c\ntries1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,*9a-,africa ,m9+          
,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4 ,annual li/ (    
,,prc entities c>ry+ out m9+ involv+ =c$
 labor or caus+ environm5tal h>m 9 c]ta9
 ,african c\ntries  7a7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is ,act3  7#a7 ,artisanal & small-scale
 m9+ ,! t]m artisanal & small-scale m9+ 
means a =m ( m9+ common 9 ! develop+ _w 
t-- 7,a7 typically employs rudim5t>y &  
l[-co/ extractive te*nologies & manual  
labor-int5sive te*niques2  7,b7 is      
frequ5tly subject to limit$ regulation2 

&  7,c7 (t5 features inhumane1 h>%1 &   
dang]\s work+ conditions4  7#b7         
,critical m9]al ,! t]m critical m9]al   
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section        
#gjjb7;a7 ( ! ,en]gy ,act ( #bjbj 7#cj  
,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;a774  7#c7             
,environm5tal h>m to a protect$ area ,! 
t]m environm5tal h>m to a protect$ area 
means damage to ! environm5t ( a        
protect$ area1 su* z--  7,a7            
contam9ation ( wat] res\rces1 /reams1   
riv]s1 lakes1 or o!r bodies ( wat]1     
includ+ wells1 aquif]s1 or soil2  7,b7  
soil degradation or erosion2 or  7,c7   
degr$ation ( aquatic or t]re/rial       
ecosy/ems or biodiv]sity loss4  7#d7    
,=c$ labor ,! t]m =c$ labor has ! mean+ 
giv5 t t]m 9 section #cjg ( ! ,t>iff    
,act ( #aicj 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #acjg74     
7#e7 ,l>ge-scale m9+ ,! t]m l>ge-scale  
m9+ means capital-int5sive1 usually     
highly me*aniz$1 typically              
indu/rial-scale m9+ c>ri$ out by l>ge   
comm]cial entities4  7#f7 ,,prc entity  
,! t]m ,,prc entity means--  7,a7 an    

entity "u ! own]%ip1 control1 or        
influ5ce (-- 7i7 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a2  7ii7 ! ,*9ese        
,communi/ ,p>ty2 or  7iii7 a milit>y1   
intellig5ce1 or p>amilit>y entity ( !   
,communi/ ,p>ty ( ,*9a or ! ,p's        
,republic ( ,*9a2  7,b7 an entity t is  
organiz$ "u ! laws (1 or o!rwise subject
 to ! jurisdiction (1 ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a 7includ+ ,hong ,kong & ,macau72   
7,c7 an entity majority-own$1           
majority-controll$1 or majority-f9anc$  
by an entity describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7
 or 7,b72 or  7,d7 a p>5t1 subsidi>y1   
affiliate1 or contractor ( an entity    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 7,b71 or   
7,c71 includ+ a jo9t v5ture 9 :i* an    
entity describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71     
7,b71 or 7,c7 holds a controll+ int]e/4 
7#g7 ,protect$ area ,! t]m protect$ area
 means any area t has receiv$ protect$  
/atus 9 ! c\ntry 9 :i* ! area is locat$1
 su* z a national p>k1 game refuge1     
ecosy/em res]ve1 or o!r nature pres]ve4 
7#h7 ,relevant congressional committees 

,! t]m relevant congressional committees
 means ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations
 ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,=eign    
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4   
7b7 ,9 g5]al ,n less frequ5tly ?an once 
ea* ye> dur+ ! #e-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to !      
relevant congressional committees1 &    
make publicly available1 includ+ on !   
int]net1 a li/ (--  7#a7 ea* ,,prc      
entity t ! ,secret>y reasonably assesses
 is c>ry+ out m9+1 includ+ l>ge-scale   
m9+ or artisanal & small-scale m9+1 (   
critical m9]als1 gold1 or iron 9 !      
,democratic ,republic ( ! ,congo1       
,nig]ia1 ,gu9ea1 ,zambia1 ,s\? ,africa1 
or ,zimbabwe or o!r ,african c\ntries-- 
7,a7 us+ =c$ labor2 or  7,b7 9 a mann] t
 causes environm5tal h>m to a protect$  
area 9 ! c\ntry conc]n$2 &  7#b7 ea*    
m9e1 m9+ zone1 or concession at :i* su* 
m9+ is c>ri$ out4  7c7 ,developm5t ( li/
 ,9 develop+ ea* li/ requir$ by         
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate     

%all-- 7#a7 use op5-s\rce in=mation1    
includ+ f press s\rces & academic1      
non-pr(it1 & o!r non-/ate rese>*        
organizations or individual rese>*]s1 & 
in=mation receiv$1 collect$1 or o!rwise 
obta9$ by ,unit$ ,/ates embassies2 &    
7#b7 consult ) ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1    
?r\gh ! ,bureau ( ,int]national ,labor  
,affairs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor1 !      
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 ,secret>y ( !     
,treasury1 ! ,director ( ,national      
,intellig5ce1 & o!r heads ( ,f$]al      
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 & ! =eign c\ntry   
c\nt]p>ts ( su* individuals 9 ! li/$    
c\ntries 9 subsection 7b77#a71 z        
applicable4  7d7 ,=m ,ea* li/ requir$ by
 subsection 7b7 %all be made publicly   
available & submitt$ to ! relevant      
congressional committees 9 unclassifi$  
=m1 b ! v]sion submitt$ to ! relevant   
congressional committees may include a  
classifi$ annex1 if w>rant$4