Political Quotes

“Mr. President, until Senator Paul gets here to begin debate on his amendment, I would, very briefly, describe what we have described before, which is the anticounterfeiting amendment, which is so important to stop the flow of counterfeit parts into the Department of Defense supply chain. The amendment is going to do a number of things. It is going to require the Department of Defense and Department of Defense suppliers to purchase electronic parts from original equipment manufacturers and their authorized dealers or from trusted suppliers that meet established standards for detecting and avoiding counterfeit parts. It establishes requirements for notification, inspection, testing, and authentication of electronic parts that are not available from such suppliers. It requires Department of Defense officials and Department of Defense contractors that become aware of counterfeit parts in the supply chain to provide written notification to the DOD inspector general, the contracting officer, and the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program or similar program designated by the Secretary of Defense. It requires enhanced inspection of electronic components imported from countries that have been the source of counterfeit parts in the DOD supply chain--China being the one that is clearly the worst offender in this regard.…”