(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, capital lease, 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 Federal aircraft (i.e., large purchase of a capital asset), see OMB Circular A-11, Part 2, Sections 25.1 and 51.18. Also see §§ 102-33.70 and 102-33.75.