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Companion `conflict' bill before Congress.(to eliminate African war funding from Diamond conflicts)(Brief Article)

New York Diamonds

| September 01, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Reed Business Information, Inc. (US). (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation aimed at severing the funding link for African wars over conflict diamonds. The Clean Diamonds Trade Act, HR 2722, includes most of the provisions of its Senate companion, S. 1084. The companion bill is needed to simplify the conference committee process after the individual bills pass their respective chambers. Both bills have the support of the diamond and jewelry industries and human rights organizations.

Jewelers of America President Matthew A. Runci, and the World Diamond Council official charged with heading the diamond industry's legislative campaign, pledged full support for the measure from jewelers …

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