Sec. 4. Statement of policy
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It is the policy of the United States to— support the conduct of free, fair, and on time democratic elections in the DRC by advocating for enhanced civic education, an inclusive and transparent voter registration process that includes voter access in all provinces, including those where a state of siege declaration applies, and enabling all candidates to fairly compete, including through respecting all candidates’ rights to free expression and free assembly; encourage the adoption of measures that ensure the elections in the DRC are free, fair and democratic, including through support for transparent tabulation processes, the publication of both preliminary and final electoral results by the Commission Électorale Nationale Indépendante
(CENI)on its website and polling station premises in an appropriate timeframe to allow cross-checking against data gathered by election observers, and broad access for credible election observation by domestic and international actors including, where appropriate, civil society and faith-based entities, such as the Conférence Episcopale Nationale du Congo and the Church of Christ in Congo; contribute to efforts to end the M23 conflict, including by supporting the African Union and East African Community efforts to achieve a lasting ceasefire and restricting all United States security assistance and cooperation to the Government of Rwanda until the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress that Rwanda has terminated any and all military support for the M23; use existing sanctions authorities authorized by the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq. ) against perpetrators of corruption or human rights violations in the DRC; support efforts to accurately oversee, monitor, and prevent labor and human rights abuses in the DRC’s mining industry in order to remove child and slave labor from United States supply chains, including by encouraging the Government of the DRC to support the formalization of artisanal and small scale mining; engage with the Government of the DRC to address factors, including opaque business and taxation practices, and unpredictable administrative requirements, that limit United States investment and constrain the ability of the United States and DRC to strengthen economic cooperation; require institutions including the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, the Development Finance Corporation, and the Department of Commerce to identify opportunities to increase the amount of United States investment in the DRC’s critical minerals sector; and recognize that the PRC’s influence over the DRC’s mining sector output and processing is of concern to the economic and national security of the United States.
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