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ON July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, better known as the Dodd-Frank bill, was signed into law by President Obama. Section 1502 of the bill, the Conflict Minerals Provision, requires companies to show that the minerals used in their products did not originate in the Democratic Republic of Congo, or if they did originate in the DRC, that they did not contribute to the conflict there. Support for Section 1502 was spearheaded by ENOUGH, a US-based international non-governmental organization (INGO), and Global Witness, a UK-based INGO. Together with the International Crisis Group’s John Prendergast, these two organizations wrote Section 1502. They also helped to shape the lineup of speakers at the Security