The following briefing note presents the view of Resource Consulting Services (RCS) on section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Act), which affects companies buying ‘conflict minerals’ from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and adjoining countries...In this note, we observe the similarities between the implications for the private sector of this Act and those of the Kimberley Process on the diamond sector...Please note that the SEC has yet to fully promulgate the regulations. As such the information in this paper can change at any time, should be regarded as indicative only...