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In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; (D) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; (E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; (F) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; (G) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and (H) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (2) Artisanal and small-scale mining; ASM The terms artisanal and small-scale mining and ASM refer to a form of mining common in the developing world that— (A) typically employs rudimentary, simple, and low-cost extractive technologies and manual labor-intensive techniques; (B) is frequently subject to limited regulation; and (C) often features harsh and dangerous working conditions. (3) Key stakeholders The term key stakeholders means private sector organizations, industry representatives, and civil society groups that represent communities in areas affected by illicit mining and trafficking of gold, including indigenous groups, that are committed to the implementation of the Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Strategy. (4) Legal gold and mining partnership strategy; strategy The terms Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Strategy and Strategy mean the strategy developed pursuant to section 4. (5) Relevant Federal departments and agencies The term relevant Federal departments and agencies means the Department of State and all other Federal departments and agencies designated by the President as having significant domestic or foreign affairs equities in countering illicit mining. (6) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of State.

In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; (D) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; (E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; (F) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; (G) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and (H) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (2) Artisanal and small-scale mining; ASM The terms artisanal and small-scale mining and ASM refer to a form of mining common in the developing world that— (A) typically employs rudimentary, simple, and low-cost extractive technologies and manual labor-intensive techniques; (B) is frequently subject to limited regulation; and (C) often features harsh and dangerous working conditions. (3) Key stakeholders The term key stakeholders means private sector organizations, industry representatives, and civil society groups that represent communities in areas affected by illicit mining and trafficking of gold, including indigenous groups, that are committed to the implementation of the Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Strategy. (4) Legal gold and mining partnership strategy; strategy The terms Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Strategy and Strategy mean the strategy developed pursuant to section 4. (5) Relevant Federal departments and agencies The term relevant Federal departments and agencies means the Department of State and all other Federal departments and agencies designated by the President as having significant domestic or foreign affairs equities in countering illicit mining. (6) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of State.