§3911 Reports

Summary

The President must send a report to Congress by one year after April 25, 2003, and then every 12 months while the law is in effect. Each yearly report must cover four things: what countries that exported rough diamonds to the U.S. did to follow the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme; any signs or data that people tried to bypass the scheme (including cutting rough diamonds to avoid controls); which countries exported rough diamonds without using the scheme when that failure likely raised the chance those diamonds entered the U.S.; and any problems in putting the law or the scheme into practice. If a country is named for exporting uncontrolled rough diamonds, the President must also send Congress a follow-up report every 6 months after the first report naming that country. Each follow-up must explain what the U.S. or that country has done since the last report to stop uncontrolled rough diamonds from coming into the United States. These 6-month reports continue until the country controls rough diamond imports and exports through the Kimberley Process.