[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 4443 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4443

 To ensure that certain goods made with child labor or forced labor in 
  the Democratic Republic of the Congo do not enter the United States 
  market, to counter control of strategic metals and minerals by the 
          People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 30, 2023

   Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
  Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To ensure that certain goods made with child labor or forced labor in 
  the Democratic Republic of the Congo do not enter the United States 
  market, to counter control of strategic metals and minerals by the 
          People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Countering China's Exploitation of 
Strategic Metals and Minerals and Child and Forced Labor in the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Cobalt is an essential component of lithium-ion 
        batteries, which are predominantly used for electric vehicles, 
        smartphones, and laptops, among other electronic devices. 
        According to the International Energy Agency, the world is 
        expected to see a 40-fold increase in lithium demand and a 20-
        fold increase in cobalt demand by 2040, as the demand for 
        electric vehicles is expected to grow significantly during this 
        period.
            (2) In 2021, global sales of electric vehicles doubled 
        compared to 2020, reaching its new record of 6.6 million, and 
        bringing the total number of electric vehicles in use to 16.5 
        million electric vehicles by the end of 2021. The People's 
        Republic of China (``PRC'') accounted for half of those sales, 
        with over 150 percent growth in electric vehicle sales in that 
        country compared to 2020. In the first quarter of 2022, an 
        additional 2 million electric vehicles were sold worldwide, 
        showing strong continued growth. While Europe and the United 
        States saw increased sales, the PRC experienced an 
        unprecedented tripling of electric vehicle sales of 3.3 million 
        in 2022, accounting for approximately one-half of the global 
        sales.
            (3) The concentration of global cobalt supply and 
        production in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (``DRC'') as 
        well as civil unrest and governmental corruption, heighten the 
        vulnerabilities and risks of global supply chain disruptions. 
        More than one-half of the world's cobalt resources are in the 
        DRC, which supplies approximately 70 percent of the global 
        cobalt mine production in 2021. The DRC remains beset by 
        conflicts and pervasive official corruption. Firms based in the 
        PRC hold a dominant position in DRC's cobalt sector, according 
        to the White House. On the foundation of an unstable state, 
        more than one-half of lithium and cobalt global supplies are 
        processed and refined in the PRC, where more than 75 percent of 
        all lithium-ion batteries are produced. About 50 percent of all 
        batteries are for consumption in the PRC.
            (4) Lithium deposits have been identified in the DRC, with 
        exploration ongoing. It is estimated that the DRC can begin 
        lithium production as early as 2023.
            (5) Approximately 15 to 30 percent of cobalt produced in 
        the DRC comes from artisanal and small-scale mining. An 
        estimated 255,000 miners work in artisanal and small-scale 
        mining in the DRC, of whom at least 40,000 are children.
            (6) The child miners in the DRC, some as young as 6 years 
        of age, working in artisanal and small-scale mines, are 
        subjected to the worst forms of forced manual labor. They work 
        in harsh and life-threatening conditions, and are vulnerable to 
        physical injuries, coercion, and abuse in addition to exposure 
        to harmful toxins.
            (7) Amnesty International reported in 2016 that child 
        miners in the DRC's cobalt sector worked for up to 12 hours a 
        day in the mines without the most basic protective gear, such 
        as gloves and face masks which would protect them from lung and 
        skin disease. Many children reportedly worked for prolonged 
        periods underground, including at sites with inadequate 
        ventilation and a high risk of fatal mineshaft collapse. Child 
        miners interviewed by Amnesty International reported working 
        for up to 12 hours a day in the mines, carrying heavy loads and 
        being paid less than two dollars per day.
            (8) According to a tally by Amnesty International, based on 
        news reports, at least 80 underground miners working in 
        artisanal and small-scale mining died in southeastern DRC 
        between September 2014 and December 2015. Amnesty International 
        assessed that the ``true figure is unknown as many accidents go 
        unrecorded and bodies are left buried in the rubble''. To this 
        day, there is no official tally of the total number of such 
        deaths.
            (9) As of 2020, 15 of the 19 cobalt mines in the DRC were 
        owned or financed by PRC companies.
            (10) The 5 biggest PRC-owned mining companies in the DRC 
        have lines of credit from PRC state-owned banks totaling $124 
        billion.
            (11) China Molybdenum, a PRC mining and trading company, is 
        the second-largest producer of cobalt worldwide. In 2016, it 
        purchased Tenke Fungurume, which controlled one of the largest 
        cobalt reserves in the world. More than $1.59 billion of the 
        $2.65 billion came from loans from PRC state-owned banks.
            (12) Under PRC ownership of mining companies in the DRC, 
        there has been reportedly a significant rise in serious 
        injuries. There are questions regarding proper oversight of 
        safety in the mines, as well as coverups of deaths and 
        injuries.
            (13) In July 2021, PRC mining company managers in Kolwezi 
        ordered the brutal beating and whipping of miners.
            (14) On July 14, 2022, the Tom Lantos Human Rights 
        Commission, a bipartisan congressional commission, held a 
        hearing on ``Child Labor and Human Rights Violations in the 
        Mining Industry of the Democratic Republic of Congo''. The 
        hearing highlighted the concerns of child and forced labor in 
        the DRC, the disregard of worker safety, and environmental 
        degradation. It also highlighted PRC domination of strategic 
        metals and minerals in the global supply chain.
            (15) In the 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report, the 
        Department of State emphasized that ``In the [DRC,] artisanal 
        and small-scale mining of cobalt has been associated with 
        forced child labor and other abuses'', noting further that 
        ``Since 2015, the TIP Report narratives on the DRC have 
        highlighted forced labor of children in artisanal cobalt 
        mines.''. The DRC is on the Tier 2 Watch List, and will be 
        automatically downgraded to Tier 3, subjecting it to sanctions, 
        if it does not substantively and consistently improve its 
        record on trafficking.
            (16) Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) 
        states that it is illegal to import into the United States 
        ``goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or 
        manufactured wholly or in part'' by forced labor, including 
        forced or indentured child labor. Such merchandise is subject 
        to exclusion or seizure and may lead to criminal investigation 
        of the importer.
            (17) On December 13, 2022, the Governments of the United 
        States, DRC, and Zambia signed a memorandum of understanding 
        with regard to United States support for the DRC and Zambia to 
        develop jointly a supply chain for electric vehicle batteries, 
        ``from the mine to the assembly line, while also committing to 
        respect international standards to prevent, detect and take 
        legal action to fight corruption throughout this process''.

SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    It is the policy of the United States--
            (1) to prohibit the importation of covered DRC goods;
            (2) to encourage the international community to prohibit 
        the importation of covered DRC goods;
            (3) to enforce labor provisions under Chapter 23 of the 
        United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and coordinate 
        with Mexico and Canada to effectively implement Article 23.6 of 
        the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement to prohibit the 
        importation of covered DRC goods into the North American 
        market;
            (4) to mitigate and prevent gross violations of human 
        rights in the DRC by--
                    (A) utilizing bilateral diplomatic channels and 
                multinational institutions where both the United States 
                and the DRC are members; and
                    (B) using other applicable authorities available to 
                the United States Government, including with regard to 
                development assistance; and
            (5) to combat PRC control of strategic metals and minerals 
        in the global supply chain.

SEC. 4. REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT IMPORT PROHIBITION APPLIES TO 
              COVERED DRC GOODS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), covered DRC 
goods shall be deemed to be goods, wares, articles, and merchandise 
described in section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307) and 
shall not be entitled to entry at any of the ports of the United 
States.
    (b) Exception.--The prohibition described in subsection (a) shall 
not apply if the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection--
            (1) determines, based on clear and convincing evidence, 
        including information produced by due diligence reviews by 
        importers of their supply chains, that the covered DRC goods 
        were not mined, produced or manufactured wholly or in part by 
        child labor or forced labor; and
            (2) submits to the appropriate congressional committees and 
        makes available to the public a report that contains such 
        determination.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date 
that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY TO ADDRESS CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR IN 
              THE DRC.

    (a) In General.--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--
            (1) 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;
            (2) 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;
            (3) 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
            (4) recommends development and promotion of alternative 
        sources of supply and production, including within the DRC and 
        the United States domestically.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The strategy required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following:
            (1) 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.
            (2) A list of--
                    (A) covered DRC goods; and
                    (B) businesses that have sold covered DRC goods in 
                the United States.
            (3) 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.
            (4) 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.
            (5) 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.
            (6) 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.
            (7) A strategy to coordinate and collaborate with 
        appropriate nongovernmental organizations and private sector 
        entities to implement the enforcement strategy for covered DRC 
        goods.
    (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, if necessary.
    (d) Updates.--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.
    (e) Sunset.--This section shall cease to have effect on the earlier 
of--
            (1) the date that is 8 years after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act; or
            (2) 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.

SEC. 6. DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY TO ADDRESS CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR IN 
              THE DRC.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
contains a United States strategy to promote initiatives to enhance 
international awareness of and to prevent and mitigate child labor and 
forced labor in the mining industry of the DRC, including artisanal and 
small-scale mining.
    (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include--
            (1) a plan to enhance bilateral and multilateral 
        coordination, including sustained engagement with the 
        governments of United States allies and partners, to end child 
        labor and forced labor in the mining industry of the DRC, 
        including artisanal and small-scale mining;
            (2) a strategic plan to enhance bilateral and multinational 
        coordination, including sustained engagement with the 
        governments of United States allies and partners, to counter 
        child labor and forced labor by mining companies in the DRC 
        owned or controlled by PRC entities, including China 
        Molybdenum, or financed by PRC state-owned banks or 
        institutions;
            (3) a plan based on proven strategies with monitoring and 
        evaluation standards applied for public affairs, public 
        diplomacy, and messaging efforts to promote awareness of child 
        labor and forced labor in the DRC, with a special attention to 
        the role of the mining companies owned or controlled by PRC 
        entities, or financed by PRC state-owned banks or institutions; 
        and
            (4) opportunities to coordinate and collaborate with 
        appropriate nongovernmental organizations, including, in 
        particular, faith-based entities and private sector entities, 
        to raise awareness about covered DRC goods.
    (c) Additional Matters To Be Included.--The report required by 
subsection (a) shall also include--
            (1) to the extent practicable, a list of--
                    (A) entities that directly or indirectly use child 
                labor or forced labor in the production of covered DRC 
                goods; and
                    (B) foreign persons that act as agents of the 
                entities or affiliates of entities described in 
                subparagraph (A) to import covered DRC goods into the 
                United States; and
            (2) a description of actions taken by the United States 
        Government to address child labor or forced labor in the mining 
        industry of the DRC, including artisanal and small-scale 
        mining, including under--
                    (A) the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
                (Public Law 106-386; 22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.);
                    (B) the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities 
                Prevention Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-441; 22 U.S.C. 
                2656 note); and
                    (C) the Global Magnitsky Human Rights 
                Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note).
    (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, if necessary.
    (e) Updates.--The Secretary of State shall include any updates to 
the strategy required by subsection (a) in the annual Trafficking in 
Persons report required by section 110(b) of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)).
    (f) Sunset.--This section shall cease to have effect the earlier 
of--
            (1) the date that is 8 years after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act; or
            (2) the date on which the President submits to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a determination that the 
        Government of the DRC has ended child labor and forced labor in 
        the mining industry of the DRC, including artisanal and small-
        scale mining.

SEC. 7. IMPOSITIONS OF SANCTIONS RELATING TO CHILD LABOR AND FORCED 
              LABOR IN THE DRC.

    (a) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
        annually thereafter, the President shall submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a report that identifies 
        each foreign person, including any official of the Government 
        of the DRC, that the President determines--
                    (A) knowingly engages in, is responsible for, or 
                facilitates the child labor and forced labor in the 
                mining industry of the DRC, including artisanal and 
                small-scale mining; and
                    (B) knowingly engages in, contributes to, assists, 
                or provides financial, material, or technological 
                support for efforts to contravene United States law 
                regarding the importation of covered DRC goods.
            (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 
        submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
        annex.
    (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--The President shall impose the 
sanctions described in subsection (c) with respect to each foreign 
person identified in the report required under subsection (a)(1).
    (c) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this 
subsection are the following:
            (1) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of 
        the powers granted to the President under the International 
        Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the 
        extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in 
        property and interests in property of a foreign person 
        identified in the report required under subsection (a)(1) if 
        such property and interests in property--
                    (A) are in the United States;
                    (B) come within the United States; or
                    (C) come within the possession or control of a 
                United States person.
            (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
                    (A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien 
                described in subsection (a)(1) is--
                            (i) inadmissible to the United States;
                            (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
                        documentation to enter the United States; and
                            (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 
                        or paroled into the United States or to receive 
                        any other benefit under the Immigration and 
                        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
                    (B) Current visas revoked.--
                            (i) In general.--An alien described in 
                        subsection (a)(1) is subject to revocation of 
                        any visa or other entry documentation 
                        regardless of when the visa or other entry 
                        documentation is or was issued.
                            (ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under 
                        clause (i) shall--
                                    (I) take effect immediately; and
                                    (II) automatically cancel any other 
                                valid visa or entry documentation that 
                                is in the alien's possession.
    (d) Implementation; Penalties.--
            (1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all 
        authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the 
        International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 
        1704) to carry out this section.
            (2) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections 
        (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency 
        Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a foreign 
        person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to 
        violate, or causes a violation of paragraph (1) to the same 
        extent that such penalties apply to a person that commits an 
        unlawful act described in subsection (a) of such section 206.
    (e) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions 
under subsection (b) with respect to a foreign person if the President 
determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
that such a waiver is in the national interest of the United States.
    (f) Exceptions.--
            (1) Exceptions for intelligence activities.--Sanctions 
        under this section shall not apply to any activity subject to 
        the reporting requirements under title V of the National 
        Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized 
        intelligence activities of the United States.
            (2) Exception to comply with international obligations and 
        for law enforcement activities.--Sanctions under subsection 
        (c)(2) shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or 
        paroling the alien into the United States is necessary--
                    (A) to permit the United States to comply with the 
                Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United 
                Nations, signed at Lake Success on June 26, 1947, and 
                entered into force November 21, 1947, between the 
                United Nations and the United States, or other 
                applicable international obligations; or
                    (B) to carry out or assist law enforcement activity 
                in the United States.
    (g) Termination of Sanctions.--The President may terminate the 
application of sanctions under this section with respect to a foreign 
person if the President determines and certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees not less than 15 days before the termination 
takes effect that--
            (1) information exists that the person did not engage in 
        the activity for which sanctions were imposed;
            (2) the person has been prosecuted appropriately for the 
        activity for which sanctions were imposed;
            (3) the person has credibly demonstrated a significant 
        change in behavior, has paid appropriate recompense for the 
        activity for which sanctions were imposed, and has credibly 
        committed to not engage in an activity described in subsection 
        (a)(1) in the future; or
            (4) the termination of the sanctions is in the national 
        security interests of the United States.
    (h) Sunset.--This section, and any sanctions imposed under this 
section, shall terminate on the date that is 8 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 8. USAID EFFORTS TO PREVENT CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR IN THE 
              MINING INDUSTRY OF THE DRC.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development (``USAID''), in coordination with the 
Secretary of the Department of State and the heads of other relevant 
Federal departments and agencies, shall increase efforts to prevent 
child labor and forced labor in the mining industry of the DRC, 
including artisanal and small-scale mining, including by encouraging 
efforts--
            (1) to expand citizens' participation in local decision 
        making;
            (2) to enhance transparency and accountability of 
        governmental decisions on the local, provincial, and national 
        levels in the DRC, on the expenditure of public funds, and the 
        entry into contracts and other agreements in the mining 
        industry of the DRC, in particular contracts or other 
        agreements entered into with PRC entities, including China 
        Molybdenum, or PRC state-owned banks or financial institutions;
            (3) to strengthen social infrastructure to enhance 
        oversight of the mining industry of the DRC, including 
        artisanal and small-scale mining;
            (4) to provide basic protective equipment, including 
        gloves, work-appropriate clothes, and masks;
            (5) to develop the technical and business capacity of 
        artisanal and small-scale miners, helping them comply with 
        environmental, safety, and business regulations;
            (6) to build entrepreneurial capacity in local communities 
        in order to provide economically feasible alternatives to 
        artisanal and small-scale mining; and
            (7) to support the ongoing development of country-specific 
        policies and implementation of the national strategy to combat 
        trafficking in persons in the DRC, especially to prevent child 
        labor and forced labor in the DRC.
    (b) Coordination.--The USAID Administrator, in coordination with 
the Secretary of State and heads of other relevant Federal departments 
and agencies, shall coordinate with bilateral and multilateral donors; 
the International Monetary Fund; the government of the DRC at national, 
provincial, and local levels; United Nations agencies; civil society 
and nongovernmental organizations, including faith-based organizations; 
and the private sector to combat trafficking in persons in the DRC, 
including by--
            (1) supporting efforts by local and civil society 
        organizations, including faith-based organizations, and the 
        government of the DRC at national, provincial, and local levels 
        to ensure the end of child labor and forced labor;
            (2) promoting transparency and accountability of national, 
        provincial, or local level government decisions in the DRC with 
        respect to public funds and contracts and other agreements 
        related to the mining industry of the DRC, in particular 
        contracts or other agreements entered into with PRC entities, 
        including China Molybdenum, or PRC state-owned banks or 
        financial institutions; and
            (3) undertaking efforts set forth in section 10(a) above.
    (c) Intra-Agency Efforts.--In carrying out the activities described 
in this section, the USAID Administrator, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State and heads of other relevant Federal departments and 
agencies, shall seek to leverage additional private sector resources to 
end child labor and forced labor in the mining industry of the DRC, 
including artisanal and small-scale mining, by increasing cooperation 
between USAID and such other relevant Federal departments and agencies 
to better leverage the full spectrum of grants, technical assistance, 
and partnerships.

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee 
                on Financial Services, and the Committee on Ways and 
                Means of the House of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
                Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and 
                the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
            (2) Artisanal and small-scale mining.--The term ``artisanal 
        and small-scale mining''--
                    (A) means mining with minimal to no mechanization; 
                and
                    (B) includes the use of intensive hand tools.
            (3) Child labor.--The term ``child labor'' means work that 
        deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and 
        their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental 
        development, as such term is commonly used by the International 
        Labour Organization.
            (4) Covered drc goods.--The term ``covered DRC goods'' 
        means goods, wares, articles, or merchandise containing metals 
        or minerals, in particular cobalt and lithium and their 
        derivatives, mined, produced, smelted or processed, wholly or 
        in part, by child labor or forced labor in the DRC.
            (5) DRC.--The term ``DRC'' means the Democratic Republic of 
        the Congo.
            (6) Forced labor.--The term ``forced labor'' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 307 of the Tariff Act of 
        1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307).
            (7) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a 
        person that is not a United States person.
            (8) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or 
        entity.
            (9) PRC.--The term ``PRC'' means the People's Republic of 
        China.
            (10) Strategic metals and minerals.--The term ``strategic 
        metals and minerals'' means metals and minerals that--
                    (A) are essential to national defense and national 
                security,
                    (B) are used in weapons systems, or
                    (C) are the building blocks for modern technologies 
                that are critical to economic prosperity for which the 
                United States is dependent on imports from foreign 
                countries,
        the supply of which is susceptible to control by foreign powers 
        such as the PRC or the Russian Federation whose interests are 
        inimical to those of the United States.
            (11) United states person.--The term ``United States 
        person'' means--
                    (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully 
                admitted for permanent residence to the United States; 
                or
                    (B) an entity organized under the laws of the 
                United States or any jurisdiction within the United 
                States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.
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