[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 93 (Thursday, May 27, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3907]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2091. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Lummis, Mr. 
Lankford, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Hoeven) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1527 proposed by Ms. 
Cantwell to the amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill 
S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation 
in the National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology 
hub program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 2405. GLOBAL COOPERATIVE FRAMEWORK TO END HUMAN RIGHTS 
                   ABUSES IN SOURCING CRITICAL MINERALS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall seek to 
     convene a meeting of foreign leaders to establish a 
     multilateral framework to end human rights abuses, including 
     the exploitation of forced labor and child labor, related to 
     the mining and sourcing of critical minerals.
       (b) Certification Scheme.--The Secretary shall seek to 
     ensure that the framework under subsection (a) includes a 
     certification scheme, comprised of--
       (1) minimum requirements for national legislation, 
     institutions, and import and export controls related to the 
     sourcing of critical minerals;
       (2) measures to enforce transparency in the exchange of 
     production, transportation, and end-use manufacturing data 
     related to critical minerals, including through the use of 
     blockchain technology, if feasible;
       (3) prohibitions on the purchase or trade in critical 
     minerals unless parties to the purchase or trade are 
     certified under and in compliance with the framework; and
       (4) measures to certify shipments as in compliance with the 
     framework, including requiring the provision of supporting 
     documentation.
       (c) Implementation Report.--The Secretary shall lead the 
     development of an annual global report on the implementation 
     of the framework under subsection (a), including progress and 
     recommendations to fully end human rights abuses, including 
     the exploitation of forced labor and child labor, related to 
     the extraction of critical minerals around the world.
       (d) Review of Conflict Minerals List.--The Secretary shall 
     review the list of conflict minerals under section 1502(e)(4) 
     of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
     Act (Public Law 111-203; 124 Stat. 228) to determine whether 
     certain critical minerals, such as cobalt, should be included 
     on the list.
       (e) Critical Mineral Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``critical mineral'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (division Z of 
     Public Law 116-260; 30 U.S.C. 1606(a)).
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