111th Congress - H.R. 4128 :

Conflict Minerals Trade Act

This bill encourages the U.S. to work with other countries, on a bilateral and multilateral basis to:

(1) increase protection and services for communities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo at risk of human rights violations associated with the mineral trade, particularly women and girls;

(2) strengthen the management and trade of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and

(3) improve the conditions and livelihood prospects of artisan miners and mine workers.