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Under the original statutory provisions, both rules were to have
been issued by April 17, 2011. Draft rules were
originally released in December 2010 and the final rules
have been long-delayed.
On June 22, 58 members of Congress sent a letter to SEC
Chairman Mary Schapiro urging the Commission to either
schedule a vote on both rules by July 1, or to respond in writing
by June 29 explaining the long delay and definitive date for a
vote. The Commission missed both deadlines, but issued its
announcement of the upcoming open meeting on July 2.
Section 1502 requires companies that utilize tin, tungsten,
tantalum, and gold to conduct and disclose due diligence on their
supply chains in order to identify whether the those minerals
originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo or adjoining
countries; and
Section 1504 requires companies to disclose payments
made to foreign governments and the Federal Government for the
extraction of oil and minerals.
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In moving for summary judgment, Nike argued that under its policies and procedures a credit card customer could not have reasonably perceived Nike's request for a ZIP code as a condition to completing a credit card transaction.
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