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In recognition of the link between the global minerals trade and the financing of armed groups in the
Democratic Republic of Congo and adjoining countries (DRC region), the United States Congress passed
Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 requiring
companies to publicly report on their use and the source of these minerals. In August 2012, the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule under the Securities...