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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 5910. Mr. SHEEHY (for himself and Mr. Coons) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. ANNUAL LIST OF PRC ENTITIES CARRYING OUT MINING
INVOLVING FORCED LABOR OR CAUSING ENVIRONMENTAL
HARM IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Artisanal and small-scale mining.—The term “artisanal
and small-scale mining” means a form of mining common in the
developing world that—
(A) typically employs rudimentary and low-cost extractive
technologies and manual labor-intensive techniques;
(B) is frequently subject to limited regulation; and
(C) often features inhumane, harsh, and dangerous working
conditions.
(2) Critical mineral.—The term “critical mineral” has
the meaning given that term in
section 7002(a) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C.
1606(a)).
(3) Environmental harm to a protected area.—The term
“environmental harm to a protected area” means damage to
the environment of a protected area, such as—
(A) contamination of water resources, streams, rivers,
lakes, or other bodies of water, including wells, aquifers,
or soil;
(B) soil degradation or erosion; or
(C) degradation of aquatic or terrestrial ecosystems or
biodiversity loss.
(4) 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).
(5) Large-scale mining.—The term “large-scale mining”
means capital-intensive, usually highly mechanized, typically
industrial-scale mining carried out by large commercial
entities.
(6) PRC entity.—The term “PRC entity” means—
(A) an entity under the ownership, control, or influence
of—
(i) the Government of the People's Republic of China;
(ii) the Chinese Communist Party; or
(iii) a military, intelligence, or paramilitary entity of
the Chinese Communist Party or the People's Republic of
China;
(B) an entity that is organized under the laws of, or
otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of, the People's
Republic of China (including Hong Kong and Macau);
(C) an entity majority-owned, majority-controlled, or
majority-financed by an entity described in subparagraph (A)
or (B); or
(D) a parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or contractor of an
entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), including
a joint venture in which an entity described in subparagraph
(A), (B), or (C) holds a controlling interest.
(7) Protected area.—The term “protected area” means any
area that has received protected status in the country in
which the area is located, such as a national park, game
refuge, ecosystem reserve, or other nature preserve.
(8) Relevant congressional committees.—The term “relevant
congressional committees” means the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives.
(b) In General.—Not less frequently than once each year
during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
the relevant congressional committees, and make publicly
available, including on the internet, a list of—
(1) each PRC entity that the Secretary reasonably assesses
is carrying out mining, including large-scale mining or
artisanal and small-scale mining, of critical minerals, gold,
or iron in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria,
Guinea, Zambia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, or any other country
in Africa—
(A) using forced labor; or
(B) in a manner that causes environmental harm to a
protected area in the country concerned; and
(2) each mine, mining zone, or concession at which such
mining is carried out.
(c) Development of List.—In developing each list required
by subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall—
(1) use open-source information, including from press
sources and academic, non-profit, and other non-state
research organizations or individual researchers, and
information received, collected, or otherwise obtained by
United States embassies; and
(2) consult with the Secretary of Labor, through the Bureau
of International Labor Affairs of the Department of Labor,
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Director of National Intelligence, and other heads of Federal
departments and agencies, and the foreign country
counterparts of such individuals in the countries specified
in subsection (b)(1).
(d) Form.—Each list required by subsection (b) shall be
made publicly available and submitted to the relevant
congressional committees in unclassified form, but the
version submitted to the relevant congressional committees
may include a classified annex, if warranted.