References
USD Terms and Concepts
After SubLayers, References are the next most-basic and most-important composition arc. Because a PrimSpec can apply an entire list of References, References can be used to achieve a similar kind of layering of data, when one knows exactly which prims need to be layered (and with some differences in how the participating opinions will be resolved).
USD Terms and Concepts — Universal Scene Description 22.08 documentation
API
pxr.Sdf.Reference
pxr.Usd.References