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3.2.1 Use of Government and non-Government standardization documents. TDP documents shall not be prepared or submitted to indicate document requirements, which are defined, by existing Government or non-Government standardization documents of the United States, or international
standardization documents available in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) (http://assist.daps.dla.mil) or from the independent societies governing the documents.

These requirements shall be specified by reference to the appropriate standardization document. When the requirements in such standardization documents do not completely fulfill the design or performance
requirements of an item, TDP documents for the item may invoke the requirements of the standardization document and specify the variations necessary to fulfill the design or performance requirements.

3.2.1.1 Use of international and foreign standardization documents. International Standardization Organization / International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) standardization documents adopted by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for use in the United States may be used to define requirements on TDP documents. National standardization documents of foreign countries and European Standards (NORMEs) (EN) shall not be used without the approval of the Government procuring activity. The use of international and foreign standardization documents in multinational programs subject to a memorandum of understanding between governments shall be governed by the terms of that agreement.