; Whereas militias engage in illicit mining activities to finance and sustain themselves, often exploiting child labor and engaging in environmental degradation practices that undermine the DRC’s economic interests and international treaty obligations; Whereas the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (referred to as MONUSCO ) has taken measures to facilitate intercommunal dialogues between rival ethnic groups to promote peace and stability; Whereas, in April 2019, the United States and the DRC established the U.S.-DRC Privileged Partnership for Peace and Prosperity, to which the 2 countries added the Preservation of the Environment in February 2021, which aims to advance democracy and promote human rights, improve security, and encourage sustainable development and United States investment in the DRC, as underscored and reinforced by Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh’s visit on January 26, 2022; Whereas the strategic partnership between the United States and the DRC, as well as the DRC’s role in leading a global clean energy revolution, requires cooperative efforts to implement governance reforms, combat corruption, provide security, and improve environmental and labor standards to ensure the health, safety, and prosperity of future generations; and Whereas the United States Department of State Integrated Country Strategy for the DRC states that the success of the DRC’s democracy hinges on stability in the country’s eastern provinces : Now, therefore, be it