Sec. 5. Enforcement strategy to address child labor and forced labor in the DRC
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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, established under section 741 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act ( 19 U.S.C. 4681 ), shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that— contains an enforcement strategy to effectively address child labor and forced labor in the mining, production, smelting, or processing of metals or minerals, in particular cobalt and lithium and their derivatives, in the DRC; describes the specific strategy of the United States Government for enforcing section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1307 ) to prevent the importation into the United States of covered DRC goods; describes the perpetration of child labor and forced labor by mining companies in the DRC owned or controlled by PRC entities or financed by PRC state-owned banks or institutions; and recommends development and promotion of alternative sources of supply and production, including within the DRC and the United States domestically.
The strategy required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: A description of the actions taken by the United States Government, including what monitoring and evaluation (M&E) standards were utilized, to address child labor and forced labor in the DRC under section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1307 ), including a description of all Withhold Release Orders issued, covered DRC goods detained, and fines issued. A list of— covered DRC goods; and businesses that have sold covered DRC goods in the United States. A list of United States-based facilities and entities that source metals and minerals, in particular cobalt and lithium and their derivatives, from the mining industry of the DRC, including artisanal and small-scale mining sectors. A list of mining companies, including China Molybdenum, in the DRC owned or controlled by PRC entities, or financed by PRC state-owned banks or institutions. A list of high-priority sectors for enforcement, which shall include electric vehicles production, with a sector-specific enforcement plan for each high-priority sector. A description of the additional resources necessary for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other Federal entities, including the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, to effectively implement the strategy. A strategy to coordinate and collaborate with appropriate nongovernmental organizations and private sector entities to implement the enforcement strategy for covered DRC goods. The report required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, if necessary. After the submission of the strategy required by subsection (a), the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force shall provide briefings to the appropriate congressional committees on a quarterly basis and, as applicable, on any updates to the strategy required by subsection
(a)or additional actions taken to address child labor or forced labor in the DRC, including actions described in this Act. This section shall cease to have effect on the earlier of— the date that is 8 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or the date on which the President submits to the appropriate congressional committees a determination that the DRC has ended child labor and forced labor in the mining industry of the DRC, including artisanal and small-scale mining.
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Enforcement strategy to address child labor and forced labor in the DRC
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