### Question
Can you define what advisory and assistance services object class means?


### Answer
**Advisory and assistance services object class** is defined as the following in *10 U.S.C. § 2212*:

> those contract services constituting the budget object class that is denominated “Advisory and Assistance Service” and designated (as of October 17, 1998) as Object Class 25.1 (or any similar object class established after October 17, 1998, for the reporting of obligations for advisory and assistance contract services)

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2212*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT > CHAPTER 131-PLANNING AND COORDINATION**

