; (7) previous United States policies in regard to the DRC’s natural resources and minerals, such as section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 78m note), have punished the DRC and incentivized illicit trade through the DRC’s neighbors; and (8) The sale of the Tenke Fungurume mine in 2016, and the undeveloped Kisanfu concession in 2020, to the PRC State-tied mining company CMOC (previously known as China Molybdenum Company Limited) damaged United States economic and national security interests by contributing to the PRC’s control of global cobalt supply chains. 4. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to— (1) support the conduct of free, fair, and on time democratic elections in the DRC by advocating for enhanced civic education, an inclusive and transparent voter registration process that includes voter access in all provinces, including those where a state of siege declaration applies, and enabling all candidates to fairly compete, including through respecting all candidates’ rights to free expression and free assembly; (2) encourage the adoption of measures that ensure the elections in the DRC are free, fair and democratic, including through support for transparent tabulation processes, the publication of both preliminary and final electoral results by the Commission Électorale Nationale Indépendante (CENI) on its website and polling station premises in an appropriate timeframe to allow cross-checking against data gathered by election observers, and broad access for credible election observation by domestic and international actors including, where appropriate, civil society and faith-based entities, such as the Conférence Episcopale Nationale du Congo and the Church of Christ in Congo