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PUBLIC LAW 108–19—APR. 25, 2003 Leone to those diamonds accompanied by specified certificates of origin and fully prohibiting the importation of rough diamonds from Liberia. The United States is now taking further action against trade in conflict diamonds. (6) Without effective action to eliminate trade in conflict diamonds, the trade in legitimate diamonds faces the threat of a consumer backlash that could damage the economies of countries not involved in the trade in conflict diamonds and penalize members of the legitimate trade and the people they employ. To prevent that, South Africa and more than 30 other countries are involved in working, through the ‘‘Kimberley Process’’, toward devising a solution to this problem. As the consumer of a majority of the world’s supply of diamonds, the United States has an obligation to help sever the link between diamonds and conflict and press for implementation of an effective solution. (7) Failure to curtail the trade in conflict diamonds or to differentiate between the trade in conflict diamonds and the trade in legitimate diamonds could have a severe negative impact on the legitimate diamond trade in countries such as Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Tanzania. (8) Initiatives of the United States seek to resolve the regional conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa which facilitate the trade in conflict diamonds. (9) The Interlaken Declaration on the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for Rough Diamonds of November 5, 2002, states that Participants will ensure that measures taken to implement the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for Rough Diamonds will be consistent with international trade rules.

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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act: (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. (2) CONTROLLED THROUGH THE KIMBERLEY PROCESS CERTIFICATION SCHEME.—An importation or exportation of rough diamonds is ‘‘controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme’’ if it is an importation from the territory of a Participant or exportation to the territory of a Participant of rough diamonds that is— (A) carried out in accordance with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, as set forth in regulations promulgated by the President; or (B) controlled under a system determined by the President to meet substantially the standards, practices, and procedures of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. (3) EXPORTING AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘exporting authority’’ means 1 or more entities designated by a Participant from whose territory a shipment of rough diamonds is being exported as having the authority to validate the Kimberley Process Certificate. (4) IMPORTING AUTHORITY.—The term ‘‘importing authority’’ means 1 or more entities designated by a Participant into

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