3.0.0 5109 2023-12-05T18:16:03Z 2023-12-05T18:16:03Z Senate S 2022-11-16 117 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-11-16T22:12:13Z 2022-11-16 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2022-11-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2022-11-16 True International Affairs Colombia Crime prevention Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Drug trafficking and controlled substances Economic development Ecuador Environmental health Fraud offenses and financial crimes Hazardous wastes and toxic substances International organizations and cooperation Latin America Law enforcement administration and funding Metals Mining Nicaragua Peru Public-private cooperation Terrorism Venezuela Wildlife conservation and habitat protection International Affairs 00 2022-11-16 Introduced in Senate 2023-12-04T22:22:26Z United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act

This bill requires the Department of State to develop a comprehensive strategy to combat illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere, with a focus on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), a form of mining typified by labor-intensive techniques, dangerous working conditions, and limited regulation.

The required strategy shall include policies, programs, and initiatives to (1) interrupt the linkages between ASM and illicit actors such as drug traffickers and foreign terrorist organizations; (2) deter ASM in environmentally protected areas; (3) build the capacity of foreign civilian law enforcement to counter linkages between illicit gold mining and money laundering, forced labor, sex work, child labor, and trafficking; and (4) support efforts by foreign governments to increase regulation of the ASM sector.

This bill also requires the U.S. Agency for International Development to coordinate with democratically elected governments in the region to establish a public-private partnership to improve transparency and traceability in the international gold trade.

]]> United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act Display Title United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act Short Title(s) as Introduced United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish and implement a multi-year Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Strategy to reduce the negative environmental and social impacts of illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s5109is/xml/BILLS-117s5109is.xml 2022-11-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.