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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 3909. Sense of Congress
(a) Ongoing process
It is the sense of the Congress that the Kimberley Process
Certification Scheme, officially launched on January 1, 2003, is an
ongoing process. The President should work with Participants to
strengthen the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme through the
adoption of measures for the sharing of statistics on the
production of and trade in rough diamonds, and for monitoring the
effectiveness of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme in
stemming trade in diamonds the importation or exportation of which
is not controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification
Scheme.
(b) Statistics and reporting
It is the sense of the Congress that under Annex III to the
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, Participants recognized
that reliable and comparable data on the international trade in
rough diamonds are an essential tool for the effective
implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.
Therefore, the executive branch should continue to -
(1) keep and publish statistics on imports and exports of rough
diamonds under subheadings 7102.10.00, 7102.21, and 7102.31.00 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States;
(2) make these statistics available for analysis by interested
parties and by Participants; and
(3) take a leadership role in negotiating a standardized
methodology among Participants for reporting statistics on
imports and exports of rough diamonds.
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