De Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act van 2010 (in het bijzonder de door Democraten én Republikeinen gesteunde Section 1504, ook wel de Cardin-Lugar-bepaling genoemd), verplicht de Amerikaanse Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regels vast te stellen op grond waarvan bij de SEC geregistreerde winningsindustrieën (olie, gas, mineralen) betalingen aan regeringen openbaar moeten maken.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (in its bipartisan Section 1504, also known as the Cardin-Lugar provision) directed the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt rules for the extractive industry companies (involved in oil, gas and minerals) registered with the SEC to publicly report payments to governments.