; commissioning an environmental management plan for some mining areas; and establishing the multi-stakeholder Jade and Gemstone Support Committee under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation to develop recommendations for a new industry-wide policy and limited gemstone payment disclosures under the Myanmar Extractives Industry transparency Initiative. (5) The lifting in October 2016 of United States sanctions on the importation of jadeite and rubies from Burma allowed such gemstones to legally enter the United States market, but some retailers have refrained from sourcing gemstones of Burmese origin due to governance and reputational concerns. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States should deepen engagement with the Government of Burma with respect to the mining sector and should make available technical, capacity-building and other assistance through the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development to support the Government of Burma in efforts to reform the gemstone industry; and (2) companies that seek to import into the United States gemstones or minerals that may be of Burmese origin or articles of jewelry containing such gemstones should— (A) obtain such materials exclusively from entities that satisfy the transparency criteria described in section 302(b) or from third parties that can credibly demonstrate that they sourced the materials from entities that meet such criteria