Sec. 807. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE CONTINUING PROGRESS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN IMPLEMENTING ITS ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION INITIATIVE

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## SEC. 807 SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE CONTINUING PROGRESS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN IMPLEMENTING ITS ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION INITIATIVE ###

(a)Findings Congress makes the following findings: ####

(1)In 2003, the Department of Defense initiated the Item Unique Identification

(IUID)Initiative, which requires the marking and tracking of assets deployed throughout the Armed Forces or in the possession of Department contractors. ####

(2)The Initiative has the potential for realizing significant cost savings and improving the management of defense equipment and supplies throughout their lifecycle. ####

(3)The Initiative can help the Department combat the growing problem of counterfeit parts in the military supply chain. ###

(b)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress— ####

(1)to support efforts by the Department of Defense to implement the Item Unique Identification Initiative; ####

(2)to support measures to verify contractor compliance with section 252.211-7003 (entitled “Item Identification and Valuation”) of the Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, on Unique Identification, which states that a unique identification equivalent recognized by the Department is required for certain acquisitions; ####

(3)to encourage the Armed Forces to adopt and implement Item Unique Identification actions and milestones; and ####

(4)to support investment of sufficient resources and continued training and leadership to enable the Department to capture meaningful data and optimize the benefits of the Item Unique Identification Initiative. ## Subtitle B Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs