The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act recently signed into law will require US Electronics manufacturers to report whether or not their products use or contain conflict minerals (or their derivatives) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or an adjoining country. The minerals in question are used to derive metals that are commonly used by the electronics industry: tin, tantalum, tungsten, niobium, or gold. Many electronic components and virtually all complex products will contain these metals.