Minerals From Congo - NYTimes.com "Behind the Blood Money" (Business Day, March 20) misses a crucial point: the bleak situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo is unlikely to change even when the Securities and Exchange Commission rules are issued. The Dodd-Frank law already creates significant disincentives to sourcing from Congo, but not from the many other countries where these minerals are available. This has led to a de facto embargo and rampant smuggling. Explaining the disincentives in detail surely won't change that. We need a coordinated approach involving many countries. For that reason, the business community is working with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to develop multilateral guidelines for companies sourcing from Congo. The writer is vice president for labor and corporate responsibility at the United States Council for International Business.