102-33.90—What is the process for budgeting to acquire a Federal aircraft (including a Federal aircraft transferred from another executive agency)?
(a)
The process for budgeting to acquire a Federal aircraft or to accept a Federal aircraft transferred from another executive agency requires that you have specific authority from Congress in your appropriation, as called for in 31 U.S.C. 1343, to—
(1)
Purchase, lease-purchase, or lease a Federal aircraft and to operate and maintain it; or
(2)
Accept a Federal aircraft transferred from another executive agency and to operate and maintain it.
(b)
For complete information on budgeting to own Government aircraft (i.e., large purchase of a capital asset), see OMB Circular A-11, Part 7, and the “Capital Programming Guide,” Supplement to Part 7, Appendix 7.