Counterfeit parts

The Administrator shall plan, develop, and implement a program, in coordination with other Federal agencies, to detect, track, catalog, and reduce the number of counterfeit electronic parts in the NASA supply chain. In carrying out the program, the Administrator shall establish— counterfeit part identification training for all employees that procure, process, distribute, and install electronic parts that will— an internal database to track all suspected and confirmed counterfeit electronic parts that will maintain, at a minimum— In establishing the program, the Administrator shall amend existing acquisition and procurement policy to purchase electronic parts from trusted or approved manufacturers. To determine trusted or approved manufacturers, the Administrator shall establish a list, assessed and adjusted at least annually, and create criteria for manufacturers to meet in order to be placed onto the list. The criteria may include— Within one year after October 11, 2010, the Administrator shall report on the progress of implementing this section to the appropriate committees of Congress.