113 STAT. 120 PUBLIC LAW 106-34^JUNE 8, 1999 "(G) manufactured to a proprietary standard, whether or not such proprietary standard directly or indirectly ref- erences a consensus standard or any portion thereof; "(7) 'fastener quality assurance system' means— "(A) a system that meets the requirements, including revisions from time-to-time, of— "(i) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard 9000, 9001, 9002, or TS16949; "(ii) Quality System (QS) 9000 Standard; "(iii) Verband der Automobilindustrie e. V. (VDA) 6.1 Standard; or "(iv) Aerospace Basic Quality System Standard AS9000; or "(B) any fastener manufacturing system— "(i) that has as a stated goal the prevention of defects through continuous improvement; "(ii) that seeks to attain the goal stated in clause (i) by incorporating— "(I) advanced quality planning; "(II) monitoring and control of the manufacturing process; "(III) product verification embodied in a comprehensive written control plan for product and process characteristics, and process controls (including process influence factors and statistical process control), tests, and measurement systems to be used in production; and "(IV) the creation, maintenance, and retention of electronic, photographic, or paper records required by the control plan regarding the inspections, tests, and measurements performed pursuant to the control plan; and "(iii) that— "(I) is subject to certification in accordance with the requirements of ISO/IEC Guide 62 (or another document approved by the Director under section 10(a)), including revisions from time-to- time, by a third party who is accredited by an accreditation body in accordance with the requirements of ISO/IE(j Guide 61 (or another document approved by the Director under section 10(b)), including revisions from time-to-time; or "(II) undergoes regular or random evaluation and assessment by the end user or end users of the screws, nuts, bolts, studs, or load-indicating washers produced under such fastener manufacturing system to ensure that such system meets the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii); "(8) 'grade identification marking' means any grade-mark or property class symbol appearing on a fastener purporting to indicate that the lot of fasteners conforms to a specific consensus standard, but such term does not include a manufacturer's insignia or part number; "(9) 'importer' means a distributor located within the United States who contracts for the initial purchase of fasteners manufactured outside the United States;
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