; (2) it is in the United States interest to support additional efforts to end conflict in eastern DRC, including by seeking to stem the Rwandan Government’s support to the M23, the documented use of child soldiers, and the threat posed to the Congolese people from undisciplined elements of the Armed Forces of the DRC and other non-state armed groups; (3) United States humanitarian assistance remains critical in providing millions of people in the DRC with life-saving aid and alleviating the suffering of people affected by disasters; (4) as the largest financial contributor to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with an estimated $313,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 appropriations allocated for the mission, the United States should use its voice, vote, and influence in the United Nations Security Council to support the United Nations pre-existing plan to draw down the Mission not later than December 2024; (5) the current near monopoly of the PRC over the DRC’s cobalt and critical mineral extraction and near monopsony of the PRC over the DRC’s cobalt and global critical mineral processing and refining deprives the DRC of important revenue and added value, and represents an economic and national security threat for the United States that directly impacts United States energy independence and military preparedness; (6) the United States should ensure development of voluntary standards, support of multi stakeholder alliances and industry coalitions, and pursue actions to end human rights violations, environmental degradation, opaque businesses practices, and widespread forced labor, including child labor, in the DRC’s mining industry, a problem exacerbated by PRC linked companies’ flagrant disregard for human rights