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SASC Plans Anti-Counterfeit Parts NDAA Fixes

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

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A Senate panel chairman said yesterday he will offer legislative proposals intended to thwart counterfeit parts from entering the defense supply chain, including one requiring contractors pay for fake electronics purchased from suppliers often in China. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) said during a day-long hearing on counterfeit military parts that he is planning three changes to the fiscal year 2012 defense authorization bill, which the full Senate could take up in the next week. “We…

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