Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 4140.67
April 26, 2013
Incorporating Change 1, October 25, 2017
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: DoD Counterfeit Prevention Policy
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5134.01 (Reference
(a)), this instruction:
a. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities necessary to prevent the introduction of
counterfeit materiel at any level of the DoD supply chain, including special requirements
prescribed by section 818 of Public Law 112-81 (Reference (b)) related to electronic parts.
b. Provides direction for anti-counterfeit measures for DoD weapon and information systems
acquisition and sustainment to prevent the introduction of counterfeit materiel.
c. Assigns responsibilities for prevention, detection, remediation, investigation, and
restitution to defend the DoD against counterfeit materiel that poses a threat to personnel safety
and mission assurance.
d. Incorporates and cancels USD(AT&L) Memorandum (Reference (c)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to:
a. OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this instruction as the “DoD
Components”).
b. All phases of materiel management, from identifying and defining an operational
requirement to an item’s introduction into the DoD supply chain through weapon and
information system phase-out and retirement, including operation and maintenance, materiel
disposition, and the materiel management data systems.
