32 CFR § 1698.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s1698.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 1698.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "1698.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM"
part_number: "1698"
part_name: "ADVISORY OPINIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. 451 ; E.O. 11623."
regulatory_source: "52 FR 24460, July 1, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1698"
---


# 1698.1 Purpose.

The provisions of this part prescribe the procedures for requesting and processing requests for advisory opinions relative to a named individual's liability for registration under the Military Selective Service Act (MSSA), 50 U.S.C. App. 451 *et seq.*