 Section 12 states that 2 years after the effective date of the act, the Comptroller General of the United States will submit a report on the effectiveness of the act, in addition to any recommendations of modifications to the act.It is estimated that around 3.7 million people in Africa have died as a result of wars funded by conflict diamonds.Failed elections, money laundering, civil wars (in Angola, Liberia, and other parts of Africa) etc.