| Table of Contents: | | | | GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS : AF, Congo-Kinshasa, United Nations, United States | | | | TOPICS : industry, international relations, social, foreign trade, guerrillas, human rights, metals, mining, regulation, sanctions, security | | | | SIGNIFICANCE : The bill, while unlikely to pass, reflects increasing advocacy group pressure to regulate the coltan trade in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which could have implications for the entire supply chain from miners to end users. |
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