112 STAT. 2098 PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 "(3) ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES. — The term 'engineering and technical services' (used in clause (iii) of section 1105(g)(2)(A) of title 31) means services that take the form of advice, assistance, training, or hands-on training necessary to maintain and operate fielded weapon systems, equipment, and components (including software when applicable) at design or required levels of effectiveness. " (c) PROPER CLASSIFICATION OF ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES.— Before the submission to the Office of Management and Budget of the proposed Department of Defense budget for inclusion in the President's budget for a fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), shall conduct a review of Department of Defense services expected to be performed as contract services during the fiscal year for which that budget is to be submitted in order to ensure that those services that are advisory and assistance services (as defined in accordance with subsection (b)) are in fact properly classified, in accordance with that subsection, in the advisory and assistance services object class. Deadlines. "(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— The Secretary shall submit to Congress each year, not later than 30 days after the date on which the budget for the next fiscal year is submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, a report containing the information derived from the review under subsection (c). "(e) ASSESSMENT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— (1) The Comptroller General shall conduct a review of the report of the Secretary of Defense under subsection (d) each year and shall— "(A) assess the methodology used by the Secretary in obtaining the information submitted to Congress in that report; and "(B) assess the information submitted to Congress in that report. "(2) Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to Congress the report required under subsection (d) for any year, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress the Comptroller General's report containing the results of the review for that year under paragraph (1). "(f) DEFINITIONS. — In this section: "(1) The term 'contract services* means all services that are reported to the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to OMB Circular A-11 (relating to preparation and submission of budget estimates) in budget object classes that are designated in the Object Class 25 series. "(2) llie term 'advisory and assistance services object class' means those contract services constituting the budget object class that is denominated 'Advisory and Assistance Service' and designated (as of the date of the enactment of this section) as Object Class 25.1 (or any similar object class established after the date of the enactment of this section for the reporting of obligations for advisory and assistance contract services). "(3) The term 'miscellaneous services object class' means those contract services constituting the budget object class that is denominated 'Other Services (services not otherwise specified in the 25 series)' and designated (as of the date of the enactment of this section) as Object Class 25.2 (or any similar object class established after the date of the enactment of this section
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