S.Amdt. 2057
What it does: Adds SEC. 522. GLOBAL COOPERATIVE FRAMEWORK TO END HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SOURCING CRITICAL MINERALS at the end of title V
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)What it changes
1 change to S. 1260 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 522. GLOBAL COOPERATIVE FRAMEWORK TO END HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SOURCING CRITICAL MINERALS at the end of title V
Adds a sectionIn S. 1260 · Reported to Senate
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Inserted: SEC. 522. GLOBAL COOPERATIVE FRAMEWORK TO END HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SOURCING CRITICAL MINERALS.
Inserted: (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.
Inserted: (b) Certification Scheme.--The Secretary shall seek to ensure that the framework under subsection (a) includes a certification scheme, comprised of--
Inserted: (1) minimum requirements for national legislation, institutions, and import and export controls related to the sourcing of critical minerals;
Inserted: (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;
Inserted: (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
Inserted: (4) measures to certify shipments as in compliance with the framework, including requiring the provision of supporting documentation.
Inserted: (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.
Inserted: (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.
Inserted: (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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At the end of title V, add the following:
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SA 2057. 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 by him 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:
At the end of title V, add the following:
SEC. 522. 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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Senate amendment submitted
May 26, 2021