Dodd-Frank and Conflict Minerals

There is a tiny section of the financial reform law, Dodd-Frank passed by Congress in 2010. The section is 1502, and it requires companies registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose whether they are receiving tantalum, tungsten, tin, and gold from Congo, and whether those minerals are connected to sites of conflict. Sites of conflict are determined through a certification process on a mine-by-mine basis (Regional Certificaiton).