National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

On December 30, 2011, President Obama signed H.R.1540 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 into Law.  Included in this Act are several pages of very specific and very strong language dealing with the traffic and trade of counterfeit  electronic parts.

Page 196, Section 818 titled "Detection and Avoidance of Counterfeit Electronic Parts. 

This law requires that within 180 days of enactment, the Department of Defense shall establish policies and procedures by which the DoD can effectively manage the risks associated with counterfeit goods.  Within 270 days of enactment, these requirements must be flowed down to suppliers to address the detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts.  Additionally this Law will result in requirements for reporting instances of counterfeit goods as well as the imposition of increased fines, penalties, and imprisonment for those who sell counterfeit goods.


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